Ever wonder how the bagel store makes their tuna fish salad, and why the one you make at home looks nothing, tastes nothing, and smells nothing like theirs!? To the point where my kids won’t eat homemade tunafish, but love it from the bagel store. ...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Chukas, Aharon, the Kohen Gadol, dies. And Hashem said to Moshe, “Take Aharon, and Elazar his son, and ascend with them up to הֹר הָהָר – the Mountain of Hor; and you shall strip Aharon of his (priestly) garments, and you...
In this week’s Parsha, Parshas Korach, under the leadership of Korach, Dasan & Aviram, 250 men rebel against the leadership of Moshe and Aharon. The battle cry of the rebellion was “You have taken enough power for yourselves, Moshe and Aharon! The entire assembly is...
At the end of this week’s Parsha, Parshas Shlach, we are commanded regarding the mitzvah of tzitzis. “Speak to the children of Israel and you shall say to them that they shall make for themselves tzitzis on the corners of their garments, throughout their generations,...
I haven’t posted a recipe for a few weeks, so here is another delicious salad. It’s also a great last-minute salad, because you can keep the ingredients stocked in your pantry. Every time I serve this salad, both kids and adults enjoy it very much....
On Friday, June 13, 2014, the IDF released the following statement: "During the night, contact was lost with three teenagers in the Gush Etzion area. The security forces are acting to locate the missing youths and extensive searches are being conducted at this time in the...
Chag Ha’Shavuos, Zman Matan Tora’sainu… “And Hashem said to Moshe: And now, if you will listen to My voice, and keep My covenant, and you will be for Me a treasure from all the nations, ki Li kol ha’aretz – for all the earth is...
In honor of Shavuos…Drumroll please… This chocolaty, fudgy brownie really needs no description. Try one warm out of the oven for an indulgent treat! Or serve with a scoop of ice cream on top, for a decadent dessert the whole family will enjoy. Any way you...
In the first of this week’s two Parshios, Parshas Behar, the Torah commands us regarding the Shemittah year (the 7th Sabbatical year), when the Holy Land lies fallow, and all produce is considered ownerless – available to man and animal alike. The Torah says: “And...
In this week’s Parsha, Parshas Emor, the Torah commands us regarding the mitzvah of Kiddush Hashem - the sanctification of the Divine Name (Lev.22:32). While this mitzvah requires one to be moser nefesh, to give up his life, for the sanctification of the Divine Name...