In this week’s parsha, Parshas Terumah, we are introduced to the Mishkan, the Sanctuary to be built by the Israelites in the desert, under the direction of Moshe Rabbeinu and Betzalel, the master craftsman. The Mishkan which would accompany the Jews during their long years...
I’ve been baking a lot with oats lately, in the form of muffins and cookies, as one day some months ago, I bought that huge box of oats in Costco, thinking, “I’ll definitely use this up before Pesach!” Well, here we are, a month or...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Mishpatim, the Torah commands us regarding numerous mitzvos, mostly mitzvos bein adam l’chavairo (those mitzvos which govern interaction between man and fellow man). After the great Revelation at Sinai and the giving of the Torah in last week’s parsha, Parshas Yisro,...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Yisro, our national destiny, our personal missions, our past, present and future are all dramatically altered, shaped and forged with the giving of the Torah at Har Sinai. For the Revelation at Sinai and the Aseres Ha’Dibros (Ten Declarations) -...
Parshas Beshalach: The Journey to Freedom. In this week’s parsha, we cross the Yam Suf, the Sea of Reeds, with the Children of Israel; we sing shira, songs of praise and thanks to G-d, along with them for their salvation and the drowning of wicked...
RECIPE: Here is a quick-to-throw-together, healthy and tasty, scrumptious-on-challah, Tomato Dip recipe for your Shabbos (or any other!) table. Don’t be scared off by “tomato” dip. I shared it recently with someone who said, “I’m not usually a fan of tomato dip, but this is...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Bo, after two hundred and ten years in Egypt, and one hundred and sixteen years of slavery, the long-awaited redemption is finally at hand. Leaving a decimated, destroyed, and defeated Egypt behind, the newly-freed Israelites march to a hopeful future. The...
Spaghetti squash is a versatile and unusual vegetable that can be treated as a blank canvas which can be used to create many tasty and healthy dishes. For those of you who enjoy a sweet lokshin kugel (as I do!) but want a low carb,...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Va’eira, the Torah tells us of Pharaoh’s refusal to set the Israelites slaves free. As a punishment for this refusal, Pharaoh and his country, his advisors and citizens, meet the beginning of the end with the first of ten plagues,...
As we once again open up the book of Shemos, Sefer ha’Geula - the book of Redemption - with this week’s parsha, Parshas Shemos, we are abruptly thrust into the Egyptian enslavement, the cruelty and senseless nature of slave labor forced upon the Israelite slaves,...