In this week’s parsha, Parshas Terumah, we are commanded regarding the construction of the Mishkan, the portable Sanctuary that would serve as the resting place for the Shechina, keviyachol. After the people left Egypt and received the Torah, they were to build the Mishkan (Tabernacle): וְעָשׂוּ...
This is a delicious soup that celebrates the produce of fall/winter. It’s really easy to prepare and warming on a cold winter night (or afternoon!). I try to always have soup in the fridge, as it’s a great and healthy filler between lunch and...
Dear friends, For your interest, here is the link to a new Chodesh Adar I shiur, presented this morning at the YI Woodmere. https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/917007/mrs-michal-horowitz/adar-i-and-mitzvas-zachor-lessons-and-inspiration-from-the-life-of-a-kadosh/ Enjoy and feel free to share with others. Kol tuv, besuros tovos, and Iy'H chodesh tov! Michal ...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Mishpatim, the grandeur of Matan Torah continues with a myriad of mitzvos, mostly bein adam l’chaveiro, given to the nation, which will form the foundation of Jewish society. Both in last week’s parsha, Yisro, and this week’s parsha, we are commanded...
This recipe might be one of my favorite. Seriously. I would pay to have this in a restaurant; and then go back and order it again! It’s simply addictive and delicious, texturally interesting, protein-packed and super healthy, easy to make and lasts for a couple of...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Yisro, the purpose of Yetzias Mitzrayim (the Exodus from Egypt) comes to fruition. When Hashem promised Moshe the people would be physically freed from the Egyptian bondage, He further promised that redemption would not end with physical freedom. וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י אֶתְכֶ֥ם...
As many people are away this week (not me, but many others!), I thought a new recipe might get lost amidst the travels :) Hence, for those of us at home, facing the freezing cold… there’s no better time to bake homemade muffins. And when they...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Beshalach, the Bnei Yisrael miraculously cross the Reed Sea on damp land, witness the Egyptians drowning in the sea waters behind them, sing songs of praise and thanks to G-d for the salvation He wrought, receive manna for the first...
This soup was inspired by mushroom barley soup. I wanted something similar, but different. Hence, this dual-colored zucchini soup was born :) I left it parve, so it can be served with any meal, but it can easily be made fleishik by searing some flanken in...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Bo, after hundreds of years in Egypt, the Israelites leave their country of bondage, marching to a hopeful future. With the final three plagues outlined in the parsha - arbeh/locusts, choshech/darkness, and makkas bechoros/the plague of the firstborn - Pharaoh orders...