The Book of Bereishis closes with this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayechi Yaakov, And Yaakov Lived - a parsha in which both Yaakov Avinu and Yosef Ha’Tzadik die. In a book full of drama, personal and inter-personal struggles, and much emotion, the stories and lives of...
In a sefer full of drama, Parshas Vayigash is perhaps one of the most dramatic parshios in the book of Bereishis. We are told of the famous and fateful encounter between Yosef and Yehudah over the fate of Binyamin. We read of the dramatic revelation...
“Another latke recipe,” you might be wondering…and you’re right! But don’t delete this email just yet…Why am I sending out a latke recipe, to add to the plethora of recipes already out there? Because these latkes are supremely delicious and tasty…they are crispy and crunchy...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayeishev, Yaakov Avinu’s family is thrust into turmoil, upheaval and mourning, with the abduction, sale and sudden absence of Yosef, the beloved son. As the parsha opens, the verses describe the disunity between the brothers and Yosef, as their hatred and...
These blondies are seriously delicious. They are whimsical and fun and wake up the palette with warm flavors of cinnamon and sugar. Enjoy them with a warm cup of tea or coffee, or a cold glass of milk! They freeze beautifully. I like to double...
This week’s post is dedicated to a dear friend and learning-partner who pointed out the dots over “and kissed him” to me… With many thanks. In this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayishlach, Eisav and Yaakov meet again for the first time in twenty years. Fearing the wrath...
It is another erev Shabos Kodesh when we find ourselves numb, in shock, without words…yet again! The collective pain as we check our phones, our computers, our email yet again, and in disbelief, we read the news…yet again! We reach out to each other for...
My sincere thanks to a dear friend and learning-partner, who surprised me with a wonderful gift this week: “CELEBRATE: Food, Family, Shabbos” - a new cookbook by Elizabeth Kurtz. For those of you who follow these posts, you know that I love Torah and I also...
Part II of a Two-Part Series on Tefillah, presented by Mrs. Michal Horowitz and Mrs. Zahava Farbman, at the Young Israel of Woodmere on Monday, November 9, 2015. We ask that you please share this shiur link with others as well. https://michalhorowitz.com/Store/mp3/SpecialEvent/YIW-Tefila-II-11.9.15.MP3 ...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Chayei Sarah, Sarah Imainu dies and is buried in the Me’aras Ha’Machpela. The Torah then records, in great and precise detail, the quest for the next matriarch who would become the wife of righteous Yitzchak. Avraham sent his faithful servant, Eliezer,...