Jacob’s secret weapons in his Battle with Esav Esav had threatened to kill Yaakov after Yaakov received the blessings from his father Yitzchak. So on his mother Rivka’s advice, Yaakov fled the country to Laban’s home where he married Leah, Read more…
In the diaspora, we traditionally fried Potato Latkes for Chanukah. When we moved to Israel, I discovered the fried favorite food for Chanukah are sufganiot – strawberry jelly-filled donuts sprinkled with icing sugar. I’ve never made sufganiot before so I Read more…
Matbucha is an Arabic word for cooked salad. It’s made from tomatoes, red bell peppers, chili peppers, garlic and olive oil. It was brought to Israel by Jews from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya and each variety has its own Read more…
There is a Jewish tradition for men to sing “A Woman of Valor” (Proverbs 31:10-31) to their wives just before making Kiddush over the wine and breaking bread at the Friday night Shabbat meal. It sings the praises of the Read more…
As the days are getting cooler, this recipe is a perfect meal in a bowl. Serve it with warm garlic bread made even more delicious with Galilee Green Olive Oil! The evening temperatures in the Galilee as really dropped in Read more…
We usually prepare salmon on Friday afternoons and serve it cold for Shabbat lunch. The salmon holds up well and is delicious. Tuna steaks are also delicious, but they don’t hold up well the next day. The tuna becomes dry. Read more…
Share this information with anyone you know over 60 years old Older people who use olive oil for cooking, in salad dressing or with bread may be doing much to protect themselves against stroke. French researchers found older people whose Read more…
Each of the Patriarchs represents a different character trait we strive to emulate. Avraham represents “Chesed” – “loving-kindness.” This manifests itself in performing selfless acts with a focus on helping others. This week’s Torah portion, VaYera (Genesis 18:1 – 23:20) Read more…
Researchers working at Toronto’s Keenan Research Center uncovered what may well be a missing link between olive oil and heart health: olive oil may help prevent the formation of a thrombosis, which is a deadly blood clot inside a blood Read more…
THE BLESSINGS OF ISRAEL This Shabbat we read the Torah portion about Abraham and the Promised Land. (Genesis 12:1-3) וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם לֶךְ־לְךָ֛ מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ וּמִבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃ וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃ וַאֲבָֽרְכָה֙ מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָ Read more…
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