by Meira Schneider-Atik | Mar 5, 2023 | Family Friendly, Holidays
Creative Ideas for Purim Costumes Written by Myth: Only store-bought, professionally made costumes work for Purim. Truth: Store-bought costumes are fine but it’s a lot of fun to get creative and improvise your own costumes. Purim is one of my favorite holidays. One...
by Shoshana Isaacson | Oct 2, 2022 | Food, Holidays, Recipe
One Pot Wonders – Meals for Sukkot Preparing meals and schlepping them to the sukkah three times a day can become cumbersome. One way of dealing with that is to eat One Pot Wonders. Meals that are made in a Dutch oven, crock pot or Instant Pot and can be served...
by Penina Taylor | Sep 1, 2022 | Advice, Holidays, Home Organization
5 Things Every Guest Room Needs by Penina Taylor and Shoshana Isaacson As we approach the fall holidays, many people are beginning to think about traveling or hosting to spend the holidays with friends and family. In the Jewish world, especially the Torah Observant...
by Hannah Heller | Sep 1, 2022 | Holidays
Appreciating and Enjoying High Holy Day Services Written by Hannah Heller Endless hours. Drudgery. Tedium. Boredom. Sounds like a description of a speech or a program one does not enjoy or a job we do not want to do, right? Unfortunately, these words also often...
by Miryam Levine, CRN, CCM | Apr 1, 2022 | Holidays, Women's Health
How Not to Get Sick Over Passover Written by Miryam Levine, CRN, CCM Whether you choose Shmura hand matzah, machine matzah, gluten-free oat, whole wheat, or spelt, you are most likely not used to eating Pesach (Passover) style all year round, and this change in your...
by Hannah Heller | Apr 1, 2022 | Holidays, Jewish thought and practice
Our Love-Hate Relationship With Pesach Written by Hannah Heller It’s the Halloween season and the atmosphere is one of ghosts, witches, goblins and other scary-looking creatures. As Orthodox Jews, we don’t celebrate this holiday and none of these things bother us at...
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