I was recently introduced to the book Big Panda, Tiny Dragon by James Norbury. The summary, as described by Amazon, is "Big Panda and...

We were recently discussing the movies of The Godfather Parts 1 and 2 (and generally agreed that Part 3 wasn't worth watching.) A friend...

What I'm about to share isn't actually recent news, but I just learned about it, so maybe you never heard of it either and I think it's...

This week's parsha-inspired menu has both a pretty literal choice and more interpretative. So, what's on the menu? Steak, zucchini...

This week's parsha has two sections that seem kind of list-like. The first is the census of the Israelite people and the second is the...

I don't understand the Facebook algorithm. I've heard some things that may be true, such as a post with a photo is likely to get eyes on...

This week we have the double parsha of Hukkat and Balak. Balak happens to be one of our boys' favorite parshiot. They're pretty big fans...

I recently published a piece aimed at rabbis and cantors and really any Jewish communal professional. As I said in the piece "The...

Our family has a lot of smachot in June. It's really been a whirlwind of wonderful. It's also meant that I'm not in some of my regular...

A friend of mine recently posted on Facebook encouraging those of us with children in some form of life transition moment (which is...

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...

At first I thought I would have to change this title to be "Chag-Inspired Menu," but since we read about Shavuot as the Torah reading on...

It's a good thing we read Torah on Mondays and Thursdays. This week we won't be at home for Shabbat dinner, but while reading through the...

This morning we missed the bus to my son's elementary school. I didn't realize we were headed out later than usual, though I did note...

For many years our family lived in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia. Many of our friends worked in Philly, we went to Philly museums,...

Yesterday morning felt rushed. Unlike a weekday there wasn’t a bus to catch or a school start time, but nonetheless I was buzzing with...

Emor and rectangles - an immediate connection, no? Well, it might not be the first thing that jumps to mind when you read or interpret...

I wonder how many calls to IT help lines include the question "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" It's been a running joke for...

This morning our son delivered his senior drash, one of the special milestones of the senior year at his school. I know my opinion is...

What's a menu planner to do when the parsha is filled with descriptions of post-birth blood purification, skin diseases, graphic...