I was pleasantly surprised when my book order came through nice and quickly last week. I had bought a number of books to add to our collection for the Fall Feasts – Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot, and usually it takes AGES for things to arrive to us, but this seems to be another advantage […]
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Delicious grilled zucchini salad
It’s September and I can start feel Spring riding in on the wind – asking me to think about BBQs and salad and all those good things we can enjoy in our loong and warm Summer. Grilling veggies is one of my favourite ways to make a salad because it gives them great taste […]
An Introduction
Hello! I’m Talia, and this is my blog. I’ve been blogging with WordPress since 2005, and this little blog is my latest re-invention. I’ll get into more of that later, but first let me do the normal instructions. I’m married and have three kids. We live in Brisbane, QLD, Australia. A beautiful part of the […]
High Holiday Activities for Kids
This is a list of activities I’m doing with my kids (1, 3, 5) for Elul and the High Holidays. This list starts on the 10th of Elul (totally not organised to start on the 1st!), and goes through to Simchat Torah. I live outside of Israel, so Rosh Hashanah has 2 days, and Sukkot […]
Rosh Hashanah Menu 5778
I thought it would be a good idea to plan out my menu for Rosh Hashanah this year, as it’s only two weeks away! This is our first year celebrating Rosh Hashanah and having synagogue services to go to, so I’m not 100% sure how it will all fit together. As far as I can tell […]
Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad
A delicious salad that you can prepare the day before, or just before eating. If making this for Motzei Shabbat you could cook the pasta and pumpkin on Friday, and keep them refrigerated, then assemble before eating. You can also prepare this whole dish on Friday and it will easily keep in the fridge until […]
Rosh Chodesh Iyar (Ziv)
Welcome, new month. Iyar (Ziv) It’s the second month of the Biblical year – Iyar, also known as Ziv. The theme this month is light, and lumination. I pray that during this month Hashem shines His light into your life, and shows you where to make your next improvement. Where there is light there […]
Rosh Chodesh Nisan (Aviv)
Aviv (Nisan) Aviv is the month of new beginnings. Exodus tells us that it is the beginning of the year. Like how we have different “new years” in our Gregorian calendar (financial new year, new year by year, school year, etc.), there are several new years in the Bible as well. My understanding is that […]
Haloumi, Fig & Olive salad for Tu B’Shevat
Tu B’Shevat is coming up very quickly, and I’ve been thinking of a few yummy things we can make using the 7 species. This salad is the perfect side to your Tu B’Shevat lunch, or to be honest, any time when you feel like eating something delicious! Serves: 1 Ingredients: 1 fig 2 slices haloumi […]
Rosh Chodesh Tevet
I love learning about the Jewish months. Shalom! Welcome to a new month – Tevet, and a new collection of research! Tevet is strong but humble month. The big themes for Tevet are self-reflection, judging, and two sides. For this article we’re going to focus on self-reflection, as it ties in nicely with the secular new […]