Today's post is alternately titled "God loves Jewish bloggers" as a quote directly from our 14 year old that made me laugh pretty hard....

If you've been reading along in the Torah or my #parshainspiredmenus blog, you might notice that the details of this week's parsha feels...

The common theme in the #parshainspiredmenus dishes this week is fresh fruit and veggies, though not for the same reason. I'll explain....

In 2000 we were living in Stuyvesant Town and attended Town & Village Synagogue. I remember that one week a member of the congregation...

This parsha is just packed through with laws, which makes sense given its name. One of the passages that caught our attention is the...

As part of my consulting work I look to Jewish texts for leadership lessons. One of the classics comes from this week's parsha when Yitro...

Last night I was given a lovely compliment by someone who said he enjoys reading my weekly posts about the parsha with...

With 7 of the 10 plagues in this parsha, there's a lot of memorable and exciting content. We couldn't do #parshainspiredmenus without...

The sources for this week's #parshainspiredmenus are both inspired by brief sections (two pasukim) in this very packed parsha and credit...

The traditional blessing that parents give to their sons (on Friday nights and some other occasions) is: יְשִׂימְךָ אֱלֹהיִם כְּאֶפְרַיְם...

I knew there was a pasuk I wanted to highlight this week, but couldn't initially think of a food tie-in so I asked our two oldest boys...

Last year I had a #parshainspiredmenus item that was based on Joseph's special coat and the different translations of the words כְּתֹ֥נֶת...

Today I had the opportunity to have a reunion lunch with a group of interfaith Clergy who recently traveled together to Israel. (I had...

As we'll find througout the parshiot of Bereshit, there's a LOT that happens in our parsha. In Vayera two babies are born. The first is...

So, this is it - the final parsha of the Torah. We won't have a regular Shabbat when we read this parsha, since we read it on Simchat...

If you're just totally done with cooking after Rosh Hashanah....I hear you. For 2 of the last 3 days, I've spent the vast majority of my...

We've been eating a lot more fruit in the last few months. Partially that's because we're trying to add more fruits and veggies to our...

Our parsha this week has a long list of do's and don't's and they cover a wide range of topics. As we near the end of D'varim, Moshe has...

Parshat Re'eh is one of the parshiot most densely packed with halacha. As Moshe prepares the Israelites for their entry into Eretz...

When going through the parsha with a fine tooth comb, as I do when looking for inspiration for #parshainspiredmenus, I find new words,...