One of the pleasures of life in our small farming village in Israel is shopping for fruit and vegetables in season. We might not have strawberries or watermelons all year round, but when we do, these fruits and vegetables are Read more…
I often visit Jerusalem to visit my children and families who live in the center of the country. We have a wonderful highway system in Israel including the new Highway 6, which makes the drive about two hours from Yavne’el Read more…
When the children of dear old friends get married, we like to make the extra effort to celebrate with them if at all possible. So even though it was the evening before the festival of Shavuot, we made the two Read more…
Most people would translate “Kabbalah” as “Jewish Mysticism.” But that definition fuels many misconceptions about Torah. [NOTE: I do not encourage anyone reading this to study “Kabbalah” as it is popularly presented in the English-speaking world. Many of those presenting Read more…
For many people, the way to make Shabbat meals more festive, is to add a dessert to the menu. Here is a cake that is quick and easy to prepare. I’ve adjusted the amount of sugar and type of Read more…
During the Six Day War in 1967, Israeli troops captured the eastern part of the divided city of Jerusalem and repatriated the Holy City and the Temple mount to Jewish sovereignty. Fifty years ago we liberated the city from the Read more…
While North Americans love their French Fries, Israelis love their Mejadra. Mejadra is an Israeli comfort food that combines rice with lentils, fried onions and amazing aromatic spices. This combination is so incredibly nutritious because it is made with a Read more…
Who are these two Israeli heroes, and how did they change world history? Fifty years ago, on the 28th day of the month of Iyar, the soldiers of the IDF broke through the gates of the Old City of Jerusalem Read more…
Sometimes I don’t think about dinner until, well, I start getting hungry! I came up with this quick prep ‘from scratch’ meal one night when I still had to do my weekly shopping and my supplies were down to the Read more…
About five years ago we went to visit a friend’s farm in Migdal at the north end of the sea of Galilee. Migdal looks over the Ginnosar Valley which since Biblical and Talmudic times is known as the most fertile Read more…
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