Category: Jewish Stories
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I just had to share this! Of course, the moment I saw the title of this article ” The Enduring Delights of Kasha Varnishkes”, I just had to say something. I am so happy tablet started this series with Joan Nathan. I love watching the short videos even if sometimes my version of the Jewish…
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In Judaism there is something that is called gematriah, translated as numerology. Numbers have significance, value apart from their natural one, a special meaning. This is what many people that learn Torah know. In the life of my family, numbers play some mystical role tying people and generations. Sometimes I am trying to figure out…
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According to the Jewish calendar, today is my father’s fifth yortzeit. Fittingly, the Parshah that we are going to read tomorrow is Acharei Mot – אַֽחֲרֵ֣י מ֔וֹת – After the Death. It is really strange to live by the two ways to count time. All of us have two birthdays, two ways to commemorate many…
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Everyone seems to be talking, writing, praying, whining, crying and obsessing about COVID-19. As we say – by now only the lazy one didn’t say anything about it. I guess, I am that lazy one. It’s been over a month since Rosh haShana, and only now did I get the guts to address something that…
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Originally posted on Noshing Across the Nation: כח אַל-תַּסֵּג, גְּבוּל עוֹלָם– אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶיךָ. 28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. Proverbs – מִשְׁלֵי I love to go to museums. Art, history, architecture, objets d’art, furniture, you name it. Certainly, I look at many things through the prism of the relations to…
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Originally posted on Noshing Across the Nation: This is a hard Parshah for me as, actually, most of the Parashot in Leviticus – Vayikra. I am going to bring you another commentary from a source that is not that well-known (I think). I subscribe to a newsletter by a Rabbi Ben Zion Spitz, the former…
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Originally posted on Noshing Across the Nation: Just a few verses combining the events of the day. The life of this world never seizes to amaze, both in good and bad ways. ? Oh Egypt, “how the mighty has fallen”! Egypt, the giant of old With your gold and your gems, with you valley of…
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Originally posted on "Multi-Focal" СТраницы Лины Городецкой: „Говорить за нас должны наши полотна. Мы создали их, и они существуют, и это самое главное.“ Так однажды написал Винсент Ван Гог… Главная правда творчества в этих словах… Он прожил всего тридцать семь лет. Ушел непризнанным, чтобы стать великим после, спустя годы после трагической гибели… Согласно оценкам с…
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This time I just want to share some culinary-related news: This article talks about the struggles and cooking as the way to overcome one’s challenges. A very close to heart concept for me. I used, and sometimes still use cooking, and especially bread making as a means to get out of melancholic thoughts. These days,…
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Just wanted to put it here maybe because I am dying to go to Israel again. Enjoy this beautiful post. Debbest Israel Israel Prepares for the Holiday Season and Petach Tikva has a booming new culinary scene. Winter is approaching and with it comes the festive season of Hanukah and Christmas. Bakeries around the country…
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