In this week’s parsha, Parshas Yisro, the Israelite nation finds itself in the Wilderness of Sinai. בַּחֹדֶשׁ, הַשְּׁלִישִׁי, לְצֵאת בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם--בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה, בָּאוּ מִדְבַּר סִינָי - In the third month from when the Children of Israel left the land of Egypt, on that day,...
As you can probably tell by now, I’m into soups :) https://michalhorowitz.com/zucchini-meat-soup/ https://michalhorowitz.com/hearty-cabbage-meat-soup/ https://michalhorowitz.com/birthright-soup/ Soups are low fat (the way I make them), hearty, filling, warm and a great way to begin any dinner. This newest soup is full of flavor and the mini meatballs kick it up a...
This week’s Dvar Torah is dedicated to the memory of my maternal grandfather’s daughter, Devora bas Yitzchak a’h HY”D, who was born in Poland in 1941, R”L, the week of Parshas Beshalach. She was named Devora for the weekly haftorah of Beshalach, after the prophetess...
Next week is Tu B’Shevat (15 Shevat/Jan.31), which the Sages teach is the New Year for the Trees. When I was in 9th grade, we lived in Jerusalem for the school year. Aside from the excitement (stress? fear? confusion?) of the Gulf War that winter, one...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Bo, the Hebrew slaves begin their long march to freedom. After ten destructive plagues, which decimate a once powerful Pharaonic Egypt, Pharaoh relents and lets the Israelites go free. It is the tenth and final plague, Maakas Bechoros (death to the...
This post has 2 recipes in one! :) We’ll begin with the cabbage salad and end with the salmon… This is a scrumptious, addictive and beautiful purple cabbage salad. The crunch and flavors of the ingredients blend so well together and the colors are gorgeous. The salad...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Va’era, the redemption from Pharaonic Egypt begins to unfold. A tyrannic, murderous king, who refuses to free the Israelite slaves, along with his willing countrymen, will soon meet their end. The process begins in this week’s parsha with the first...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Shemos, the shibbud Mitzrayim (Egyptian enslavement) commences with full force. As was in Nazi Germany, the Hebrews in Egypt are libeled and subjected to slander, harassed with financial oppression, subjugated with forced slave labor, and finally, horrifically tortured with infanticide,...
Here’s another great soup recipe for your coldest-winter-since-the-1800s (or so I was told) table. It’s hearty, visually appealing, warming, filling and delicious. I make my parve soups parve (parve utensils, parve pot), so they can be served before, or alongside, any meal. This one’s...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayechi, the curtain closes on the book of Bereishis. As we read the final verses of the first book of the Torah, we marvel at the passage of time. Did we not just read “In the beginning G-d created the...