In this week’s parsha, Parshas Toldos, twin sons - Yaakov and Eisav - are born to Yitzchak and Rivka, after many years of childlessness. Eisav, reddish and hairy, is born first, while Yaakov is born second, holding on to the heel of his brother. As the...
This is a delicious and hearty soup, perfect for a chilly fall evening. It was inspired by a parve Cauliflower-Brussel Sprout soup that my sister-in-law made and shared with me. The lentils in the soup are an ode to this week’s parsha, where Eisav sells...
In the beginning of this week’s parsha, Parshas Chayei Sara, Sarah Imainu dies at the age of 127 years old, וַתָּ֣מָת שָׂרָ֗ה בְּקִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥וא חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיָּבֹא֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם לִסְפֹּ֥ד לְשָׂרָ֖ה וְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ, and Sarah died in Kiryas Arba, which is Chevron, in the land...
This is a classic and delicious banana chocolate chip muffin. It’s an adaptation of a recipe I received many years ago, and I have been making them since. The muffins are easy to make (no mixer required), light in texture, and freeze perfectly. Like most...
Dear friends, For your information, here is the shiur link to a new shiur given this morning, in memory of the kedoshim murdered this past Shabbos Kodesh, 18 Cheshvan 5779, in Pittsburgh, z’l, and in memory of the kedoshim murdered in Har Nof, Yerushalayim Ir Ha’Kodesh,...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayeira, Avraham and Sarah’s long awaited son, Yitzchak, is born. At the age of 100 and 90, Avraham and Sarah, respectively, become parents together. וַה’ פָּקַד אֶת-שָׂרָה, כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמָר; וַיַּעַשׂ ה’ לְשָׂרָה, כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר - And Hashem remembered Sarah as He...
This week’s recipe is in honor of Parshas Vayeira, and the delicacy of tongue in mustard sauce that Avraham Avinu prepared for his guests (Rashi to Bereishis 18:7). However, as I have never cooked tongue before… I prepared a recipe for mustard sauce over corned...
Parshas Lech Licha. Avraham Avinu, Sarah Imainu. Journeys, Wanderings, Trials, Tribulations, Visions, Prophecies, Battles and Peace Treaties, Bris Milah and Blessings. Lech Licha - the beginnings of the Jewish nation and Jewish destiny. The ancient call that sparked a nation: And Hashem said to Avraham, לֶךְ-לְךָ...
I wanted a new muffin to serve at parsha class on Tuesday morning that would bring the flavors of the fall season indoors. This muffin - with shredded carrots and apple (I used organic for both), oats and applesauce, as well as whole wheat flour...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Noach, we learn of two different societies and generations: the Dor Ha’Mabul, generation of the deluge, and Dor Ha’flaga, generation of disunion and dispersion. The Dor Ha’Mabul were a sinful people, washed away by the great flood waters. Only Noach, his...