In this week’s parsha, Parshas Toldos, Yaakov - who becomes the father of the Shivtei Kah (Tribes of Israel) - and infamous Eisav - grandfather of Amalek, our arch enemy - are born to Yitzchak and Rivka. After twenty years of childlessness, and much prayer,...
\This is a delicious, filling and hearty soup, perfect for cold winter nights. The soup is pureed, so no one will know there are lentils in it. Trust me, I have made it twice over the past week (once parve [see parve option below] and...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Chayei Sara, the life of Sarah Imainu comes to a close at the age of 127 years. After purchasing the plot, and burying Sara in the Me’aras Ha’Machpela, Avraham begins the search for the next matriarch, the one who would...
I have not sent out a muffin recipe for a while, and muffins are truly a staple in my kitchen. We always have a stash in the freezer for an anytime on-the-healthy-side snack that satisfies the sweet tooth as well… Here is a new muffin...
As this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayeira, opens, we meet Avraham Avinu, the bechinas chessed (the chessed personality, par excellence), sitting at the opening to his tent, in the heat of the day, as he watches for passerby. And when three men chance upon him, he runs...
\This delicious crisp is perfect for fall, when the apple season begins and the fall crop is harvested. Growing up in Toronto, Canada, apple crisp was always part of dessert! Well, once I moved to NY, I quickly discovered that apple crisps are actually side-dishes to...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Lech Licha, we begin to journey with Avraham Avinu, the founder and father of the Umah Yisraelis, the Jewish nation. From a family of idol worshippers, Avraham recognized One G-d at the age of forty (according to the Rambam), and...
If you follow these posts, you may have noticed that I didn’t send out a recipe last week. It was not an oversight. I figured that we could all use a break after the chagim and I was not sure how many would have been...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Noach, we learn of the famous deluge that flooded the world, and destroyed all of its inhabitants, save for Noach, his wife, Naama, their three sons, Shem, Cham and Yafes, and their wives, along with the animals that entered the...
And Moshe was one hundred and twenty years old when he died, his eyes did not dim and his moisture did not leave him; and the Children of Israel cried for Moshe, in the plains of Moav, for thirty days… and a prophet in Israel...