holidays
Happy Tu Bishvat! Three Easy Ways to Celebrate
Today is the birthday of the trees. Whoop-dee-do. If you didn’t get a chance to go to a seder last ...
Tu Bishvat
David Seidenberg has put together a diverse collection of Tu Bishvat resources, including a 17th century blessing for a Tu ...
Special Confession
The Washington Post has an interesting article about the Vatican’s “tribunal of conscience” which is an extra special level of ...
Chrismukkah Cookbook A Waste of Cash
I was out with a friend on Sunday and came across the Chrismukkah Cookbook. Written by Ron Gompertz the cookbook ...
Faster, Faster: Asara B’Tevet
Today is the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tevet, and as such is a minor fast day. You ...
Break Out the Beer-nukiah: Latke Quiche Recipe and DIY Chanukiyah
So here we are in the last few hours of Hanukkah. I took a pretty low-key approach to the Holiday ...
I’m going on a picnic and I’m bringing latkes (Sorry, you can’t come)
Did you hear about that huge party on Wednesday night? Everyone is gonna be there. Chris, Thomas, Peter, everybody!Actually, I ...
Latke Alternatives
I love potatoes and I love most things fried, but honestly, I have a hard time getting down with latkes. ...
Blending Traditions on Hanukkah
Motherlode, the parenting blog at NYTimes.com, has a really interesting post with a new twist on the age-old problem of ...
How to Light the Menorah (And Look Damn Good While You’re Doing It)
Hanukkah’s gonna be here before you know it. So make sure you’re stocked up on all the holiday goods — ...