יום שלישי, י״ב אלול תשפ״וTuesday, August 25, 2026
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By Sandy Eller
Whether you decide to go formal and proper or playful and laid back, just remember that Pesach is all about transmitting a powerful legacy from one generation to the next.
We still have an inner voice that silently screams, It's just not fair!
During World War II he served as a member of the draft board for the Lower East Side.
Though I loved cooking, I did it with a heavy heart as I continuously worried about what I should be cleaning.
By Alan Magill
I asked him what he wanted to do when he got out. He said he would really love to go to college, something that had eluded him in his youth.
By Sandy Eller
Want to make sure you don’t forget your lunch as you head out to work? Stash your keys in the refrigerator, right next to your meal.
When working with garlic, a great shortcut I discovered in my local supermarket is fresh, peeled, whole cloves. It’s beyond worth spending the extra buck.
By Pnina Baim
I find that the best way to get things done is not to push things off.
I mentally reviewed all of the amazing food we had eaten over the vacation. I knew I wanted to re-create those sliders at home.
Because we’re all watching our weight, And eating with our brains, We figured that this year we’d give out Veggies and whole grains.
By Sandy Eller
Allow me to introduce some of my new faves, tried-and-true items that may be helpful additions to your Pesach arsenal or kitchen stars that you may enjoy using all year round.
Purim teaches us that life is like a Ferris wheel – one moment you can be on top, and suddenly you are at the bottom.
The mid-1760s marked changes in the direction of Myers’s personal life and business affairs.
By Chef Shaul
One of the most comforting of fruits in the winter is the humble tomato. It is sweet and warmly acidic, and comforting. Therefore, I am featuring two recipes incorporating tomatoes.
The amazing thing about a pureed soup is that it is pretty hard to mess up.
Okay, so no matter what exercise he asks us to do, some part of me complains.
By Sandy Eller
In the interest of complete honesty, I will tell you that I have learned most of these lessons the hard way.
Is there a precedent in the thousands of years since Jews accepted the Torah where there was such a widespread disdain of working?
In 1845 the first Jewish organization in Chicago was established under the name of the Jewish Burial Ground Society.
By Chef Shaul
As we are in the cooler months of the winter, I am focusing on warm and hearty meals, ones that are short on prep time and family friendly.
By Pnina Baim
We help each other on a regular basis, but are free to say no without feeling guilt or resentment.
Sometimes people ask me questions that have been circulating for a while. That doesn’t mean I don’t have answers, though.
These taste the best served on Friday night paired with a glass of Tulip Cabernet Sauvignon.
By Sandy Eller
Once the snow has begun to fall, you can start debating the age old question: Do you wait until the snow stops to start shoveling or do you go out and shovel a few times during a lengthier snowfall?
There is no guarantee that being "pound-wise" will extend our lives, but medical science insists that it helps.
Virtually everything we know about Yeshiva Or HaChaim comes from the pamphlet “Torah Or,” published anonymously in 1895 in Hebrew.
By Sandy Eller
My voyage into the world of sous vide began with the Sansaire immersion circulator, a product that got its start on Kickstarter and exceeded its goal by more than 800 percent.
Agnon's words at the Nobel ceremony resonated for a proud observant Jew embracing a momentous occasion.
Since I am a working mother always on the go, I am constantly looking for fast, easy, and different.
By Pnina Baim
I am a huge fan of shared family experiences...
Playing dreidel is like the miracle of the oil. You expect a game to take ten minutes and it lasts for eight nights.
By Sandy Eller
Don’t forget to take advantage of stores and websites that send you fun stuff just for being born.
Throughout life, we will face many extremely difficult challenges - custom-made Chanukahs that Hashem tailored for us.
He must understand that nothing is more valuable or useful in America than smooth talk and vulgarity.
By Pnina Baim
Guess what! We are going to be making our own lunches, and it will be the best ever.
By Sandy Eller
She began changing her eating habits and tweaking her recipes and saw the pounds start to disappear.
I debated starting the kids with less-than-sharp-knives but there's really no point in doing that. If they are learning a skill, they might as well learn it right.
So my advice is to put small trackers on all his yarmulkes – the kind that make a “Bip-bip!’ noise when you push a button on your key fob – so you can find them when he can’t.
By Sandy Eller
If I had to pick my favorite reason to shop at dollar stores, it would have to be the greeting cards.
Pure evil speech is a weapon of mass destruction...
He was absolutely convinced that, religiously, they were much better off in Eastern Europe and Russia than in America.
By Pnina Baim
Invest in some good cleaning habits, along with a good solid dose of planning and prevention.
Inform the merchant of your preferences: Do you want a yellow esrog or a green one? Pittum still on or pre-broken off for your convenience? Fat or skinny? The kind that fits in an esrog box or the kind you have to lift with both hands?
By Sandy Eller
I can't guarantee that I will get through the yomim tovim at exactly the same weight I started at, but I am certainly going to try.
We tend to take our routine abilities for granted.
Early in his life Reb Shraga Feivel decided he would devote himself to strengthening Orthodoxy in the face of the onslaughts of those who would undermine Torah Judaism.
It is ours. It has always been ours. We can always return because it is a right that we have possessed since birth.
By Sandy Eller
Not every main dish has to be time consuming, because, let’s face it, we don’t just cook for Shabbos and Yom Tov; we have to eat during the week also.
By Pnina Baim
The number one way to avoid many of the typical challenges that could delay a child’s success and growth in the coming years is by utilizing a well-thought out routine.
Though the least you can do is be aware of whether you have a good voice or not and act accordingly.
This can, to some extent, be achieved by having a will, letting your loved ones know where you are to be buried, and advising them of your assets and where to locate them.
Frankfort-on-the-Main was the city of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, inspired and inspiring leader in Israel, man of God if ever there was one.
By Pnina Baim
Though we spent thousands of dollars on our flights, we definitely had no intention of paying $1.05 for a luggage cart.
Whenever my son’s class takes a walk to the corner, I have to send in five bucks, but his camp goes on trips every week and I don’t hear a word.
One of the most enjoyable parts of the day was seeing the whale keep resurfacing near our boat.
By Sandy Eller
As the chat pinged back and forth, a few suggestions arose that seemed worthy of a spot in the obssessives hall of fame.
I believe that the up-and-coming generations will not live in the grand single-family homes many of them grew up in.
After Rav Breuer was nifter in 1980, Rav Schwab led the community until his passing in 1995.
By Sandy Eller
It was kind of a joke, recalled Esty. We never really expected it to turn into anything. If we had a family barbeque we would post pictures and I would share recipes when I ate something really good, but that was pretty much about it.
By Pnina Baim
Either bring blankets from home or get from the flight attendants. Bring sweatshirts for added coziness as the blankets are sure to fall off.
Apparently, according to experts, memory loss actually comes from passing through the doorway to another room.
By Sandy Eller
Somehow, no matter how you choose to spend your down time, food always manages to factor into the equation.
Even a kindergarten student can understand how the pennies collectively put in the pushka can add to real money that can help a kallah buy linens or feed a family for a week.
The bolder women joined in the fight and for some time there was a lively hair pulling in the street.
The Lake George area has a historical depth to it, is filled with natural beauty and has a whole host of fun for those with an adventurous streak.
By Pnina Baim
If done properly, painting a room can be done in just a few hours with minimal cleanup. The key is, of course, preparation.
By Ru Levin
This faux-soil playdough is easy, cheap and lasts much longer than its store-bought counterpart.
Maybe the point is that we should concentrate on the basic mitzvos before we move onto the fancy ones, like koshering our kids’ braces.
By Sandy Eller
Holding my coat up to the light after I dried off, I could see through it, a clear sign that the waterproofing had started to flake off. The writing was on the wall: it was time to go shopping.
Boaz obviously finds it necessary to reassure Rut that no one will hassle or bully her while she is gleaning wheat, and twice he admonishes his field hands not to rebuke or shame her and make her feel threatened in any way.
Despite such opposition, the Yeshivah of Flatbush opened that year with 22 children, four teachers for two classes – a kindergarten and a first grade.
By Sandy Eller
Today, our gorgeous cookbooks have full-color, high-gloss pages, are loaded with gourmet recipes and are heavily marketed in advertising campaigns.
What books would you recommend to someone seeking intellectual ammunition for his belief in 1) the existence of G-d? and 2) the divinity of the Bible?
By Sandy Eller
While officially sunglasses are to offer our eyes important UV protection, in reality our shades are a fun fashion statement.
I can’t say for sure if my idea would work, but to me it makes sense to fill the plane back to front with the window passengers getting to their seats first, followed by the middle-seaters.
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