Esrog (or Lemon) Kugel     1 lb. medium noodles ¼ lb. salted butter 4 eggs, slightly beaten juice of 1 lemon rind of 1... Read More

  The month of Tishrei in Judaism is like intensive grad school classes- all the fun is really packed in to a short amount of... Read More

Sukkot is a holiday rich with layers of meaning and memory. At its most simple it recalls agrarian roots as well as the first steps... Read More

    Every week during the school year I take out the Torah from the Ark in our sanctuary, roll it to the proper column,... Read More

  Hannah Senesh.  Kevin Youkilis.  Mom.  JK Rowling.  Megan Fox.  Aaron (from the Bible).  "My younger self."  What  do all of these people have in common?  There are the special ushpizin invited to the... Read More

Rosh Hashanah literally means the "head of the year." It marks the start of the new Jewish calendar year and begins a 10-day period of... Read More

A few weeks ago I wrote about stuffed acorn squash for the early fall and promised more.  Now, just in time for Sukkot, here comes... Read More