It feels like we've been prepping for Shemini for weeks! Well, we kind of have since it's the weekly Torah portion we've been reading...

With Pesach starting as Shabbat departs, this Friday night is a bit complicated to cook for...you're not supposed to have anything that...

Last week we closed out the creation of the mishkan and now we move into lots of information about the kind of sacrifices that can and...

Today's post is alternately titled "God loves Jewish bloggers" as a quote directly from our 14 year old that made me laugh pretty hard....

You might notice that the details of this week's parsha, Parshat Vayakhel, sound very familiar. That's because many of the details in...

Over the years we've tried a lot of recipes. Funnily enough, no one can really remember most of the chicken dishes we've tried. I guess...

If you've been reading along in the Torah or my #parshainspiredmenus blog, you might notice that the details of this week's parsha feels...

In a parsha packed with major, memorable events, I decided to go the other way and look for the small details to highlight. That's not...

The common theme in the #parshainspiredmenus dishes this week is fresh fruit and veggies, though not for the same reason. I'll explain....

In 2000 we were living in Stuyvesant Town and attended Town & Village Synagogue. I remember that one week a member of the congregation...

This parsha is just packed through with laws, which makes sense given its name. One of the passages that caught our attention is the...

As part of my consulting work I look to Jewish texts for leadership lessons. One of the classics comes from this week's parsha when Yitro...

Last night I was given a lovely compliment by someone who said he enjoys reading my weekly posts about the parsha with...

As I sit down to write this post, 4 Israeli women are back with their families after 477 days of captivity and it feels timely to see the...

For over a year this picture of Liri Albag has joined us in prayer at Westchester Jewish Center. There is a seat reserved for her in the...

With 7 of the 10 plagues in this parsha, there's a lot of memorable and exciting content. We couldn't do #parshainspiredmenus without...

The sources for this week's #parshainspiredmenus are both inspired by brief sections (two pasukim) in this very packed parsha and credit...

The traditional blessing that parents give to their sons (on Friday nights and some other occasions) is: יְשִׂימְךָ אֱלֹהיִם כְּאֶפְרַיְם...

I knew there was a pasuk I wanted to highlight this week, but couldn't initially think of a food tie-in so I asked our two oldest boys...

I started wearing a piece of tape with the number of days hostages have been held in Gaza on Day 100. On that day, there was a push for...