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Cranberry and Roasted Squash Noodle Kugel Recipe
A few years ago I was a judge at a Kugel Cook-off and even a million calories later I was still in love with the dish. Who isn’t? Of all the iconic Ashkenazi specialties, kugel is the most beloved....
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Healthy Shabbat Recipe: Sweet and Sour Meatballs with Spaghetti Squash
My 4-year-old previously meatball-loving child, has recently decided, in fact, she does not like meatballs any longer. Or tomato sauce. My husband does not like spaghetti squash. And I am trying to...
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Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe
Because I am someone who runs her life a million miles per minute, but still values the fruits of a home-cooked meal, the slow cooker is certainly a mainstay in my kitchen. Because of this favorite...
View ArticleKreplach Recipe: Jewish Dumplings You Can Make at Home
I have always loved kreplach but was too intimidated to try and make them from scratch on my own. Lucky for me (and you) one of our writers, cookbook author Ronnie Fein, has a kreplach expertise and...
View ArticleAn Interesting Jewish “Jeopardy” Champ
Passover is the eight-day Jewish holiday in which we ask questions at the seder table. For one quirky Jewish guy from Washington DC, Sukkot was the eight-day Jewish holiday in which he successfully...
View ArticleEmbracing Unity, Not Uniformity
The High Holiday season just ended. A spiritual, emotional and communal journey through Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot culminated in the holidays of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Simchat...
View ArticleAll Your Males…
I hate Jewish holidays. I got married soon after becoming Orthodox, and I was excited to celebrate the Jewish holidays fully for the first time. My first sukkah, my first seder, my first kosher oven...
View ArticleA Feminist Walks Into An Orthodox Synagogue
This past Sukkot, I was on a spiritual high after Yom Kippur. The sanctuary had swelled with voices of prayer and I felt exuberant with communal connection. The rabbi invited me into the sukkah to...
View ArticleSeven Sukkot Themes To Spice Up Your Sukkah
Sukkot is almost here! It’s our week to cram friends and family into the sukkah, whether for short services and meals or full-on campouts. But the more the merrier, and the more fun, the better! With...
View Article7 Global Jews To Enrich Your Sukkot Celebration
At Sukkot the custom of Ushpizin, offers us a chance, to be as welcoming and as inclusive as we would like to be. Traditionally, the Ushpizin are biblical figures who we symbolically invite to join us...
View ArticleWind and Rain, Resilience and Abundance
Earlier this week in the Pacific Northwest we waited for a storm that wasn’t. A big storm of heavy rain and strong wind was predicted to hit Washington State, the remnants of a typhoon in the Pacific....
View ArticleSukkot and Simchat Torah: Resources and Reflections
This year we’ve rounded up a menu of our past Sukkot and Simchat Torah posts for you to explore. Below you’ll find resource guides, rabbinical commentary, and personal reflections. Who are you...
View ArticleUse Your Etrog With These 5 Recipes
Sukkot is over (holidays are over finally – yay) and it’s back to normal life again. Now, what to do with that etrog? For those of you who have wondered, “can I eat the etrog?” The answer is yes, yes...
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Cauliflower Steak with Tahini and Pine Nuts Recipe
We were so lucky to have our sister Rebecca and her family stay with us all summer this year. Having them here cooking for Shabbat every week was such a treat, especially since Rebecca and her husband...
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Cranberry and Roasted Squash Noodle Kugel Recipe
A few years ago I was a judge at a Kugel Cook-off and even a million calories later I was still in love with the dish. Who isn’t? Of all the iconic Ashkenazi specialties, kugel is the most beloved....
View ArticleHealthy Shabbat Recipe: Sweet and Sour Meatballs with Spaghetti Squash
My 4-year-old previously meatball-loving child, has recently decided, in fact, she does not like meatballs any longer. Or tomato sauce. My husband does not like spaghetti squash. And I am trying to cut...
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Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe
As someone who runs her life a million miles per minute, but still values the fruits of a home-cooked meal, the slow cooker is certainly a mainstay in my kitchen. Because of this favorite small...
View ArticleKreplach Recipe: Jewish Dumplings You Can Make at Home
I have always loved kreplach but was too intimidated to try and make them from scratch on my own. Lucky for me (and you) one of our writers, cookbook author Ronnie Fein, has a kreplach expertise and...
View ArticleGod Does Not Discriminate; People Do
Of all the words that I heard prayed as a child during the High-Holidays, there was one prayer that stood out and puzzled me: …may it be God’s will …that peace spread across the world, with the entire...
View ArticleWhat Sukkot and the Day of the Dead Have in Common
Looking past Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, I am excited by the coming of Sukkot. Today, I primarily identify as Jewish but I grew up celebrating both Catholic and Jewish holidays. While I have left...
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