Tu Bishvat: A time to ponder Tu Bishvat is a time to ponder the great kindness of the fruit trees that Hashem bestows upon us. However, we find a reference […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Inspiration, information, tutorials, recipes, and more on Shabbat and the Jewish holidays celebrated throughout the year.
Not into raisins and bokser? Here’s an easy and elegant way to take your Tu B’Shevat menu from meh to magnificent. Recipe by Esther Ottensosser from kosher.com. Ingredients: Roll fruit discs […]
Tu B’shvat, as the day G-d judges the trees, is the perfect time to celebrate the plentiful fruits and vegetables with which we are blessed. Dried fruit is an especially popular […]
Rav Isaac Sher zt”l asks: In the prayer of Al Ha’nissim, we thank Hashem (God) for the miracles that occurred, the great strength that Hashem showed us, and the salvation […]
A Chanukah Miracle There was a knock at the front door. “Delivery!” called a voice from the other side. And after several years as an Oorah TorahMate, Jonathan had an […]
As the light outside waned, the call came round: “Chanukah Sameach, we’re lighting the candles now. Anyone who can, please come out to the nurses’ station.” I pulled myself up […]
Rabbi Yossi Mozes is back with Episode 2 of Shabbos with Soul, filled with fascinating insights and lessons to fill your Shabbos with meaning and holiness.
We live in a world steeped in Western Culture, a culture that idolizes “progress”, and views human history as a progression from primitive ignorance to ever-increasing enlightenment, through the power […]
This Chanukah, TorahMates is excited to present a book of recipes, prepared with you in mind. The cookbook includes your traditional Chanukah foods, with some extras thrown in— because who […]
Chanukah Inspiration What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word Chanukah? For many people, the answer may be latkes or dreidels. While those are beloved […]
