In this week’s parsha, Parshas Lech Licha, we begin the age old journey with our first father and mother, Avraham Avinu and Sarah Imainu, once again.  And Hashem said to Avram, לֶךְ-לְךָ מֵאַרְצְךָ וּמִמּוֹלַדְתְּךָ וּמִבֵּית אָבִיךָ, אֶל-הָאָרֶץ, אֲשֶׁר אַרְאֶךָּ, go for yourself, from your land, and...

Sefer Bereishis, Parshas Bereishis; Baruch she’he’chiyanu v’ki’yimanu v’hi’giyanu la’zman ha’zeh!  With the yomtov season behind us, and the cold, dark days of winter ahead of us, we relish with excitement, once again, the privilege of beginning from The Beginning. Though we read, and learned, Bereishis last...

This kugel is perfect for Rosh Hashana, when we have a tradition to eat leeks as one of the simanim: she’yi’korsu so’nay’nu, may our enemies be cut down.  It’s a fresh and different side dish, bursting with flavor.  It’s easy to prepare and low fat/healthy.  This...