It's a disappointing week for Am Yisrael in this week's parsha. They choose to follow the guidance of the 10 spies who report that,...

Our parsha continues with the description and listing and categorization of the Jewish people in the desert. Within the Levites some of...

I was working on this week's #parshainspiredmenus on the bus on the way to the Celebrate Israel parade and got some great ideas from my...

Have you heard this trend of Marry Me Recipes? It's a recipe sensation on TikTok and other social media platforms. I did a little...

We had a very interesting disucssion at Shabbat mincha last week about the public nature of having to proclaim to others that you have...

With Pesach starting as Shabbat departs, this Friday night is a bit complicated to cook for...you're not supposed to have anything that...

Last week we closed out the creation of the mishkan and now we move into lots of information about the kind of sacrifices that can and...

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...