Esav (Esau) and Yaakov (Jacob) were twins. The first to be born was Esav, and he came out red (adom), and hairy all over, therefore they called his name Esav (Asui means fully formed). (Gen 26:25) Later, when he grows Read more
The Torah portion of Chaiye Sarah begins with our Matriarch Sarah’s death and Avraham purchasing the Machpelah Cave in Hebron as a family burial plot. (Chaiye Sarah Gen: 23) The Torah goes into great detail about the negotiations between Avraham Read more
Eggplants are plentiful and inexpensive in local Israeli markets, so they become a staple in local restaurants and at most home meals especially over Shabbat. If you’ve ever been to Israel and sat down at a restaurant that starts out Read more
The rain this week cleared the air in the Galilee and you could see all the way to Mount Hermon on the Syrian border. I snapped this photo across the street from our apartment in Tiberias. That is the mystical Read more
One of our subscribers shared this lovely photo of Jerusalem on her FB page. (I think she did it by mistake). It is from a Palestinian Arab propaganda site called “Days of Palestine” and the captions says, “Good morning from Read more
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I LOVE FALAFEL. It’s my comfort food and Israel’s National Sandwich. I must have been feeling nostalgic today as I had a craving for this favorite dish. Ingredients: 3 cups of pre-soaked chickpeas ¾ cup of flour 1 cup water Read more
We are always looking for creative ways to cut back on meat and poultry in our menu. Recently we’ve been sprouting lentils and beans and we have a lot of varieties of dried legumes in our pantry. But sometimes a Read more
My wife Sarah Eliana and I have decided to add more raw foods and green leafy vegetables into our diet based on the recommendation of our health coach. Because we live in a semi-desert climate here in Israel and staying Read more
Here’s a fabulous idea from Alex in Monroe, NY… “We received our Galilee Green olive oil and decanter. Thank you very much! It has very light olive taste, we like it. We’ll be trying some of your recipes on the Read more