There's a joke I've heard circulating for years that goes something like this: "I'm great at making dinner....reservations!" There are...

As a "theater kid" who didn't always get the parts I hoped for, I have heard the phrase "there are no small parts, only small actors"...

If you've been following along with these parsha-inspired menu blog posts, you may have noted that I wasn't making Shabbat dinner at home...

In my mind, it all started with the yellow caps. Yes, the yellow caps on Coca-Cola bottles that signified that these were specially...

I have a habit (not my best one, I know) of cleaning up an area by moving some of the items to a new out-of-the-way spot and then just...

As I got ready for bed on Friday night I went to take out my earrings and I was surprised to find only one in my ear. At first I looked...

I hadn't planned to post any parsha-inspired menus for a few weeks because I wasn't making Shabbat dinner at home due to some special...

I've been making hamantaschen for as long as I can remember. I think our kids could say the same thing. I certainly have photo evidence...

This week I was inspired by the very beginning of the parsha. דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִקְחוּ־לִ֖י תְּרוּמָ֑ה מֵאֵ֤ת...

Today I had the privilege of teaching another Rosh Hodesh class at the JCC Mid-Westchester. I thoroughly enjoy learning with the students...

It could have just been bread and water?!?!? As I thought about this parsha and how to create something parsha-related for our Shabbat...

Whether it's a school break, a weekend, or just a few hours off...TAKE THE BREAK. Don't overschedule or overburden yourself with...

The Bazin came out great! I combined a few different recipes and techniques to come up with the recipe I made Friday night. It was a...

We're excited for another week of Parsha-Inspired menus! This week I didn't riff off of any mentions of food (often a go-to source of...

The other day I was feeling guilty, I know it's not an uncommon feeling in a parent, but this time is was because someone asked me if my...

In the fall of 2001 Rabbi Daniel Goldfarb, then Director of the Conservative Yeshiva, gave a drash on Parshat Toldot - the weekly reading...

Today I started a series of classes that center on the Jewish tradition of Rosh Hodesh, the celebratory days that mark each new month on...

Finding the Good in Flaws Sometimes when there's a really good story, it's hard to find the exact origin. The story of the Cracked Bucket...

"No Matter What I Do, It Seems Like a Bad Decision" Our youngest son has been studying Westward Expansion in his social studies class....

Why I love stories for internalizing life lessons Living Vicariously Through the Story Good storytelling is an art. It is, perhaps, the...