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Is Our Problem The Technology Or The Users?
Pin It A good player doesn’t blame his equipment when he drops the ball. He knows that rain or shine, it’s up to him to make the play. Is technology... Read More »
Making a Difference on Yom Ha’atzmaut
Pin It In Israel, you get used to seeing IDF soldiers everywhere: walking the streets, on patrols, at the Machsom (road checkpoint). They are always on duty, ready to help.... Read More »
A Plea to the Shidduch System
Pin It Everyone is hating on this article from the Jewish Press, and I absolutely agree with 99% of all the negative comments I’m reading from my friends. I feel,... Read More »
A Response To Yitta Halberstam, Good Looking Jews And Jewish Mothers
Pin It Please keep a respectful and constructive tone in commenting and cross-posting. We all come from different backgrounds and we are not here to judge religious affiliations. Thank you!... Read More »
Tasting KFWE’s Gourmet Offerings
Pin It For the second year in a row, I attended the Kosher Food and Wine Expo. Last year the food was, if I remember correctly, delicious … but I... Read More »
A Night at KFWE2012
Pin It When you look at the literary influences that I most admire (Poe, Hemmingway, and Thompson) you can’t help but notice a pattern. That pattern is one in which... Read More »
Yes. Palm Oil Truly IS Kosher.
Pin It It has become increasingly fashionable among some in my Jewish community to promote the notion that kosher food must be, what they call, “sustainable.” First, it is important... Read More »
Jewish Education is Dead: Long Live Jewish Education
Pin It {EAV:d0011d30ff328718} Dr. Jonathan Woocher’s keynote presentation at the Union for Reform Judaism’s Biennial, “Education is Dead: Long Live Jewish Education” was a purposeful road map for Jews of... Read More »
“Hodu” This Year in Israel
Pin It There is a lovely children’s book called Rivka’s First Thanksgiving by  Elsa Okon Rael (Margaret K. McElderry Books; 2001). Set in 1910’s, it is the story of a little... Read More »
“Once You Go Jack, You Never Go Back!” Interview with Alan Broner, Co-Owner of Jack’s Gourmet
Pin It Jack’s Gourmet premiered exactly one year ago at Kosherfest 2010 and after receiving rave reviews there was no turning back. This year, Jack’s Gourmet is bigger than ever and with... Read More »
The Official Jewish Mother’s Day
Pin It After the back to back celebrations in the Jewish month of Tishrei, many Jews look forward to a break in the month of Cheshvan, which is the only... Read More »
Is There a Bright Future for the KosherSwitch®?
Pin It Orthodox Judaism often struggles with new technology. Its top problem is a simple question: “Can you use this on Shabbat?” While this sometimes comes up with manual/mechanical items,... Read More »
Even Our “Temporary” Home is Different
Pin It וְשָׂמַחְתָּ בְּחַגֶּךָ… וְהָיִיתָ ×ַךְ שָׂמֵחַ V’Samachta b’chagecha…vehayita ach sameach And you shall rejoice in your Festival…and you will only be happy (Devarim 16: 14-15)  The first year after... Read More »
No Shul for Me
Pin It Erev Yom Kippur is meant to be a day that culminates the spiritual preparations of the past 8 days – one where we really psych ourselves up for... Read More »
Should Your Child Have an Online Presence?
Pin It I am blessed to be the mother of four wonderful boys. Three of them are teenagers. If you know me, you know that I am plugged into technology... Read More »
Feeling Safe, Surrounded by Hate
Pin It “Let us be honest with ourselves: Israel is surrounded by neighbors that have waged repeated wars against it. Israel’s citizens have been killed by rockets fired at their... Read More »
The Dreaded 3 Day Yom Tov (aka Foodfest)
Pin It It’s the dreaded three day yom tov – one that I usually get to avoid as a Jerusalemite (yup, I’ve got no issue lording it over y ‘all... Read More »
The Kosher Critic: The Best Kosher Ice Cream You’re Not Eating
Pin It If you have spent any time at any of the self-styled gourmet grocery stores you will notice that the number of products has quadrupled. This is a result... Read More »
The Kosher Restaurant and Wine Experience
Pin It One of the most iconic scenes in the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory is when Gene Wilder pulls back the doors of his tasting room and... Read More »
DEAL: Baron Herzog Special Reserve Syrah ’03 – Sold Out!
Pin It UPDATE: While today’s deal of the day finished, be sure to check out Gary Vaynerchuck’s other wine site, WineLibrary.com where there are terrific bargains on Kosher wines as... Read More »
