Morning Rituals: Connecting Across Time Zones With a daughter in Israel, catching up on the day can be challenging. You see, when she’s well into the main part of her […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Inspiration, information, tutorials, recipes, and more on Shabbat and the Jewish holidays celebrated throughout the year.
Reflecting on Purim’s Lessons When Hashem taught Moshe the Torah, He gave Moshe time to pause and reflect on what he was told: these are manifested in the breaks and […]
The Purim Story On Purim, we read the Megillah – the Megillat Esther (Book of Esther). The Megillah tells the story about how the wicked Haman, who was second to […]
A Branded Seal If you recognize the title of this column as the name of a certain alcoholic product, you might find it quite appropriate for Purim time. However, I […]
< Lesson 11: Making Salad on Shabbos Lesson 12: Preparing Fruits and Vegetables for Serving on Shabbos This lesson’s topic was touched upon in the previous few lessons, but I […]
Extra Time to Plan Ahead An extra Adar has got some of us planning for Pesach even earlier. With a few extra weeks to get things done, we can perhaps […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz We say, “When Adar arrives, we increase happiness.” Where is the source for this, and why is the month of Adar, specifically, such […]
< Lesson 10: Making Egg Salad and Tuna Salad on Shabbos Lesson 11: Making Salad on Shabbos In this lesson, Rabbi Rappaport discusses the issues involved with making salads on […]
< Lesson 9: Making Guacamole for Shabbos Lesson 10: Making Egg Salad and Tuna Salad on Shabbos It is a time-honored tradition to have egg salad, or eir mit tzvibel […]
< Lesson 8: Making Coffee and Tea on Shabbos Lesson 9: Making Guacamole for Shabbos In Lesson 9 in the Shabbos (Shabbat) Kitchen series, Rabbi Rappaport shows why it’s halachically […]