Ashamnu — I confess, I am guilty. On this Kol Nidre, after the terrible year that we have all experienced — that we are still going through — I feel discouraged & pessimistic. It is hard to see light at the end of this tunnel, to envision our community & our nation acting in ways…
Just prior to Yom Kippur, Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins sat for a Zoom interview with Rabbi Naomi Levy about God and the pandemic. Dr. Collins, a devout Christian, leads the United States’ search for treatments and a vaccine for COVID-19. Rabbi Levy is the founder and spiritual leader of…
Tradition has it that King David used to remind himself, every Yom Kippur or so, of his past sins. Every Yom Kippur, whether I like it or not, I am reminded of a past sin of my own. It was one of the worst things I ever did. I was living on a kibbutz in…
Yom Kippur is almost upon us. According to Torah law, the Jewish people are mandated to fast the entire day. This can be difficult enough for most people, but particularly so for those with eating disorders. Fasting itself is not just the issue. For them, Yom Kippur can be a triggering holiday that creates and…
Serves 12 1 cup sugar for caramel 1½ cups peeled and slivered almonds ¾ cup sugar for flan 10 eggs 1¾ cups orange juice Grated zest of an orange 2 tbsp quince liquor, or Grand Marnier, optional Preheat the oven to 360 degrees. In a pan, heat the cup of sugar over low heat until…
If you grew up in the Five Towns in the 1990s you understand why this soup, which is absolutely pareve, is called “the Dairy Delicious” soup. Although every family I knew had a different name for that restaurant, its onion rolls, rice and cheese, and perogies were Five Towns’ staples, along with their famous soups!…
A perfect tuna melt is served on toasted Jewish rye with melted Cheddar, some fresh greens, and our Pickled Mustard. Makes 2 cups [265 g] One 5 ounces [142 g] can water-packed albacore tuna, drained 5 tablespoons [75 g] mayonnaise 1 tablespoon whole-grain Dijon or brown deli mustard 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion 2…
The fact that I know the secret to this torta makes me feel like a part of my Italian mentor Edgarda Bergonzi’s family. She taught me how to make it, and she learned it from her mother, who’d learned it from her mother. The first time I saw it, I thought it must have been…
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