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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I love learning about the Jewish months. Rosh Chodesh means “New Moon” or “New Month”. Chodesh Tov means “Good month” – it is a greeting given on the Rosh Chodesh. Rosh Chodesh Kislev. Shalom and Chodesh Tov to you! Here we are at the start of a new Hebrew month – Kislev. At I sit down […]
For Rosh Hashanah this year we climbed a local “mountain” (by name only – it was fairly easy!), to watch the sun set, blow the shofar, and welcome in the new day, and new year! There is something so wonderful about starting the year with the right intentions – our were to keep things simple, put […]