Shavuot
Sticky Cinnamon Bun Rugelach Recipe
Sticky cinnamon bun, meet your new BFF, the rugelach.
Shavuot 2016
Shavuot 2016 begins at sunset on Saturday, June 11 and will end on the evening of Monday, June 13.What is Shavuot?Shavuot, ...
Two Cheesy Summer Salads Straight from the Farmer’s Market
My husband and I often joke that he is not allowed to do the grocery shopping, and I am not ...
When Holidays Overlap
It’s Shavuot! It’s Memorial Day weekend! It’s my first week in a new city! In fact, it’s all three of ...
Sharing Jewish Journeys: A Simple & Sweet Shavuot Program
Two years ago at the ISJL Education Conference, there was a wonderful program about diversity and inclusion in our Jewish ...
Red Quinoa Tabbouleh with Labneh
Quinoa is not one of my go-to foods. In fact it’s one of my least favorite foods right up there ...
Shavuot & Social Justice
As we are approach the end of the Counting of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot, I’m ...
Two Women Make a Quorum
As I wrote in The Torch last fall, I started attending the early morning minyan at my synagogue with the ...
Macaron Cheesecake Bites
The humor in this dessert is that macarons are considered a very light and low fat dessert. Cheesecake on the ...
How to Welcome the Stranger: A Modern Midrash
1 in 6 contemporary Jews are new to Judaism. How are we supposed to welcome these converts? Rabbi Juan Mejia, a ...
It’s Okay to Leave
Megillat Ruth is named for the heroine Ruth, who clung to Naomi in what the tradition has perceived as an ...
Rediscovering Megillat Ruth
Last year I rediscovered Megillat Ruth. On the morning of the second day of Shavuot I joined a closely knit ...