Before You Pack: Israel Travel Trips
As Covid restrictions are easing domestically and around the world, you may have travel on your mind – finally! My home country, Israel, has enforced pretty strict Covid regulations, barring […]
Introspection: A Jewish New Year Tradition
Marking time is an honored tradition in Judaism.
Drink Up! Israeli Craft Beer Industry Is Growing
A simple Google search for “Israeli Craft Beer” might surprise you with its results. In this area, Israel is, yet again, a “Start-Up Nation.” Unlike vineyards and wineries that are […]
Refresh Your Tu B’shvat With These Recipes
With a dusting of fresh snow on the ground and single-digit temperatures, it’s hard to believe that spring is around the corner. Yet in Israel – it truly is. As […]
Tips On Preparing For Your Child’s B’nai Mitzvah
Four young faces smile at me daily from their framed pictures on a shelf in our family room. Our son and three daughters, captured with their arms around a Torah, […]
Portable Summer Eating, Mediterranean Style
The outdoors calls to us this time of year: picnics, ball games, bonfires, and beaches – they all beckon with a promise of good time under the open sky. So, […]
Celebrate Shavuot Like An Israeli
Trying to infuse an American Shavuot experience with Israeli flavor.
Yom Ha’atzmaut Has Hummus On My Mind
Celebrating Israel with a quintessential Israeli food: Hummus!
Not Your Typical Passover Menu
Enjoy a Middle Eastern feast for Passover.
Purim: A Celebration For All
No Jewish holiday is complete without its unique food.
