In this week’s parsha, Parshas Balak, we meet King Balak and Sorcerer Bila’am, an intriguing Torah personality. Balak, king of Moav, fearing the strength of the Israelite nation, hires Bilaam, a Midianite sorcerer and prophet, to curse the Jewish nation. Bilaam initially refuses the invitation,...
Homemade muffins… mmm mmm. Healthy (healthier than anything store-bought!), filling, satisfying and the possibilities are endless! This is a delicious and moist muffin, with great flavor combinations and a triple does of apple (apples, applesauce and apple juice!). The surprise ingredient is the banana, which adds...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Chukas, the forty years of wilderness wandering are winding down, as the nation will soon enter the Holy Land. It is at this juncture that the Torah teaches us of the deaths of two of our great leaders: Aharon and...
This is a fast, easy, delicious and flavorful chicken dish. It comes together so quickly, and seems almost too easy. It’s one of my favorites “go to” dinner dishes, especially when I’m pressed for time. The combination of flavors of this spice mix and duck...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Korach, Korach - a first cousin to Moshe and Aharon (see Rashi to Bamidbar 16:1) - spearheads a rebellion against the leadership of Moshe and the kehunah (priesthood) of Aharon. Feeling slighted by a perceived lack of kavod (honor) that Korach...
As we move into the summer months, it’s always nice to have some lighter and healthier, yet filling and tasty, recipes in our repertoire (to balance out all the BBQs!). This fish recipe also works very well for the Nine Days. While cooking time is a...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Shelach, Moshe sends twelve spies to scout out the Land, as the nation prepares, imminently (or so it is believed) to enter into Eretz Yisrael, the Promised Land. Moshe sends the spies with detailed instructions to investigate the cities of the...
In next week’s parsha, Parshas Shelach, we read of the scouts who went to tour the Land (Bamidbar 13); the beautiful, bountiful Land, flowing with milk and honey (Shemos 3:8). The Sages teach that the honey of the land is devash temarim - honey from...
In the beginning of this week’s dramatic parsha, Parshas Beha’aloscha, Moshe and the Bnei Yisrael (Children of Israel) continue to prepare for entry into the Promised Land. With final preparations in place (which have been Divinely ordered and discussed in the first three parshios of...
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