Help yourself beat the winter blues with the right diet ‘Winter is generally a difficult time for lots of people,’ says Beth Murphy, head of information at mental health charity Mind. ‘The shorter days, with fewer hours and long dark Read more
Who doesn’t love potatoes? Mashed, fried or kugeled? I thought I’d go for a change to my usual roasted potatoes or potato kugel this past Shabbat and try this easy to make and pretty to serve Hasselback Potato recipe. They Read more
Joseph rose to the highest rank in Pharoah’s palace and became Egypt’s number one citizen. Yet in spite of that he remained true to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Here are some paraphrased words from one of my Read more
We have a tradition in our local synagogue here in Yavne’el on the first night of Chanukah. The “patriarch” in our Shul, Yehuda Baidetz is invited up just before the evening services to light the Chanukah Menorah. Yehuda is an Read more
My father was born in Amsterdam, and as a result of his influence, I grew up as a child loving cheeses. Gouda and Edam were staples in our home. My mother’s side of the family was from Poland… and from Read more
Pan de Queso literally means “Cheese Bread.” It is a delicacy in Latin America, in particular Colombia where it is called “Pan de Yuca.” Don’t confuse the South American “Yuca” (pronounced JEWka) with the North American, Yucca. The Yuca is Read more
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