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,...

The story of Balak and Balaam has been a perpetual favorite among our kids. At first, they loved the talking donkey (I mean, that's...

Last year Parshat Korach was our son's Bar Mitzvah celebration, so I didn't really get into a deep dive for #parshainspiredmenus. We...

When my parents were choosing the date for my bat mitzvah, I remember my mom aiming for a date in March before we hit the book of...

In many ways, this parsha is a review of the information in earlier parshiot. We read the details of the creation of the Mishkan, the...

You'd think that with the longest parsha in the Torah, it would have been easy to find menu inspiration in Naso. I have to say, that was...