Recipes
Salad Nicoise – Israeli Style
Recently, I spent a fun day in Netanya. A picnic on the beach, then went to a nursery to pick up some new spring plants for the front porch and went out for coffee on the way home. After unloading Read more…
Recipes
Galilee Green Beet Chips
Craving Something Crunchy? Betcha can’t eat just one! Remember that slogan? I never could eat just one Lay’s Potato chip and walk away. Lays Classic are still my favorite. Chips are irresistible. Especially when they have the right amount of Read more…
Torah Wisdom
What makes a great leader?
The issue of national leadership is grabbing headlines around the world – whether it’s who makes the best leader as President or Cabinet Secretary or Supreme Court Justice. What better time for learning the Torah’s view of leadership than this Read more…
Recipes
Israeli ‘Pasta Free’ Stuffed Cannelloni
It is our tradition to eat a light meal on Thursday evening since I we prepare a rather heavy multi-course Shabbat dinner for Friday night. I’m not really a fan of the 3 P’s – pasta, pizza or potatoes so Read more…
Recipes
Mount Tabor Bowl – Meal in a Mound!
What I call a “Mount Tabor Bowl” (otherwise known as the Buddha Bowl or Hippie Bowl) is a creative way of eating a full meal in one personal sized serving dish. The idea is to pack a whole bunch of Read more…
Recipes
The Bible Comes to Life at Kfar Tabor
We were out shopping recently at a brand new supermarket in the Village of Kfar Tabor just ten minutes down the road from us here in the Galilee. Actually we were picking up some supplies that we plan to use Read more…
Torah Wisdom
Olive Oil Being Prepared for the Third Temple
“And if you bring an a meal offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with olive oil, or unleavened wafers spread with olive oil.” Leviticus 2:4 Following the celebration of Hanukkah this past Read more…
Recipes
“Shabbat Lights; Pure Galilee Green Olive Oil as Fuel”
Most people love our Galilee Green olive oil because of its unique delicate flavor! However our subscriber Cynthia Liora from Pomona CA posted this picture on her Facebook Wall with the following caption. “Shabbat lights; pure Galilee Green olive oil Read more…
Recipes
Galilee Green “Cholent” Soup
Shabbat lunch at our home during cold winter days often includes Cholent. Cholent is the Yiddish word for a traditional Jewish stew prepared on Friday. It is usually simmered overnight for 12 hours or more, and eaten for lunch on Read more…
Torah Wisdom
The Value in Life
Everything in the world is a potential springboard for meaning. From the Torah portion — Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43) (This is a guest post from my dear friend and study partner, Rabbi Shraga Simmons. Originally published on Aish.com) This week’s parsha Read more…
