Entries from June 2009

June 30, 2009

New Walking Challenge

After the 10K Challenge, Treppenwitz is challenging us with a new competition: Six days… and then you rest.

All you need is to get a pedometer, get a Walker Tracker account, sign up for the competition and then walk.

I found the previous challenge to be a great oportunity to walk more and raise my awareness about [...]

June 29, 2009

Red Sign in French Village

The red sign reads: Accés interdit aux véhicles pendant les heures de classe; which as everybody will have understood means that access is forbidden to vehicles during school hours.

On Tuesdays, just post any photo you like (it must be one of your own) that contains the color RED and then link to this blog.

June 28, 2009

Mauve Series

After the Pink Series and the Yellow Series, I have chosen to show you the mauve flowers in my garden.

For more flowers from around the globe, Today’s Flowers is hosted by Luiz Santilli Jr. and managed by Santilli and Denise bc.

June 28, 2009

Links Galore

This month’s edition of JPIX is up at Leora’s.

The 43rd edition of KCC (the Kosher Cooking Carnival) is up at the Real Shliach.

The Hot and Humid Edition of Haveil Havalim has been compiled by Simply Jews.

Thanks and congratulations to all of them.

June 28, 2009

Mesorah Project II

Thanks Rachel for contributing to the Mesorah Project in your unique way.

If I had read about this project this time last year, I would probably have thought that I had nothing to offer. There I was, at almost the very beginning of my conversion journey, knowing very little about what I was about to [...]

June 26, 2009

A Week Here and There

On My Blog

Photo memes:
- Yellow Series for Today’s Flowers
- Grimm Revisited for Ruby Tuesday
- Hungarian Windows for Window Views

Mesora Project I; thanks again Raizy for this beautiful post.

Conversations: Jewish Education

Weekly Recipe: Peppers Stuffed with Cheese

Elsewhere in the JBlogosphere

My recipe for Tomato Pie has been translated into Finnish and can be found, complete with photo,s on [...]

June 25, 2009

Peppers Stuffed with Cheese

In an effort to lose weight, I have gone back to a more low-carb diet and am currently trying out some new recipes. Here is a variation (or should I say simplification) of Claudia Rosen’s Pipiruchkas Reyenadas de Keso, Peppers Stuffed with Cheese, a dish from the Judeo-Spanish communities of the Balkans.

6 red peppers
2 garlic [...]

June 24, 2009

Hungarian Windows

Leading to the Orthodox synagogue in Budapest.

Mary has a new meme: Window Views. Check her blog for windows from all over the world.

June 23, 2009

Conversations: Jewish Education

Anyone interested in the future of Modern Orthodox education is likely to find the latest edition of Conversations stimulating. Whether you are a parent, a school leader or a Jewish educator you will find food for thought.

Here is the sort of the articles you can find:

- A symposium of four leading Jewish school leaders.

- Ideas [...]

June 22, 2009

Grimm Revisited

On Tuesdays, just post any photo you like (it must be one of your own) that contains the color RED and then link to this blog.