Remembering All the “Yoms!”
Now that Passover is behind us, we head into a complicated period of mourning and celebration in Israel and, by extension, here too. Traditionally, we begin counting the Omer on […]
April 10, 2026
April 1, 2026
The Story We Still Choose
It’s the choosing.
Choosing to carry something forward, not because we have to, but because we can.
March 20, 2026
Global Charoset Recipes for Your Seder Table
Last year, I wrote about how to prepare for Pesach with less stress. You can read that here to get yourself started and then enjoy this year’s article about charosets. […]
February 20, 2026
Trendy Hamentashen? Why Not?
Purim comes early this year, on Tuesday, March 3 and, like all Jewish days, begins the evening before. Actually, Jewish holidays are never early or late on the Jewish calendar. […]
January 23, 2026
Symbolic Food Mashup for Tu B’Shvat
Recipes: Carrot Pineapple Salad, Fennel Salad with Dates & Blue Cheese, Potato Tomato Salad with Pesto, Cranberry Jalapeño Dip, Butternut Squash Soup, Savory Vegetable Tart, Fruit Crisp Tu B’Shvat begins […]
December 25, 2025
Hallmark Channel Gifts Oy To The World To Jewish Viewers For Hanukkah
A veritable Hanukkah miracle, The Hallmark Channel interrupts its December Christmasaplaooza with one new Jewish-focused movie every season. This year’s offering, aimed at the Interfaith crowd, is Oy To The World, […]
December 17, 2025
Finding Light in the Small Moments
Lately, I have been thinking about how fast life feels. Probably because most of our nights are spent racing between cheer, soccer, play rehearsals, spontaneous singing performances, and whatever else […]
December 12, 2025
It’s All About the Oil
Recipes: Olive Oil Cake & Olive Tapenade When we think about Hanukkah, we think about latkes. And when we think about latkes, we think about potatoes. But we SHOULD be […]
December 5, 2025
The Labubu Toy Craze of 2025 Is Here — And Jewish Moms Know It Feels Just Like Cabbage Patch Kids
If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, you remember the Cabbage Patch Kid phenomenon. Those doll aisles looked like the toilet paper aisles during COVID, barren, violent, and […]
October 1, 2025
Staring Death in the Face: the Troubling Yet Vital Themes of Yom Kippur
“On Rosh Hashanah it is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed; how many shall pass away and how many shall be born. Who shall live and who shall die.” […]