On My Blog
Photo memes:
- Balsaminaceae, Chinese Flower & Budding Rose for Today’s Flowers
- Red Soup for Ruby Tuesday
Mesorah Project Round Up
Parshat Va-Etchanan
A Question For Today
Weekly Recipe: Red Soup, in case you missed it among the photo memes
Elsewhere in the JBlogosphere
Seeking Comfort, a post by Leora
Something Unexpected, Rachel has some good news to share
Saying “please”, Shimshonit [...]
Why isn’t Derech Eretz important any more?
To understand why I post this question, you should first read Westbankmama’s post Are There Other “Normal” Frum People Out There?; that is if you haven’t read it yet. The question is raised by Westbankmama herself in the comments.
Since it is a question I regularly ask myself -and not [...]
וְעָשִׂיתָ הַיָּשָׁר וְהַטּוֹב, בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה
And you shall do what is just and good in the eyes of God
As scandals pile upon scandals in Orthodox circles, it is tempting to find fault with Orthodox Judaism or with Judaism at large, or at least to feel demoralized by the whole situation.
Ironically it is may be quite appropriate [...]
The soup above is a variation of a soup I found on 101cookbboks.
Here is my own version:
1 cup green French lentils
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 shallot, sliced
cumin powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1 cup water
cream
cilantro, parsley or chives
1 egg per person
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a large saucepan, add [...]
For more flowers from around the globe, Today’s Flowers is hosted by Luiz Santilli Jr. and managed by Santilli and Denise bc.
Thanks to Raizy, Rachel, Mrs. S., Shimshonit and Michael for having made this project a success through your wonderful contributions. It has been an honor to host your posts.
The painting above was done by Leora who kindly allowed me to use it to conclude this project. When I first saw it over a year ago [...]
On My Blog
Photo memes:
- Today’s Roses for Today’s Flowers
- Red Bastille Day for Ruby Tuesday
Mesorah Project V
What Is Your Chumash?
Weekly Recipe: Carrot and Cilantro Soup
Parshat Devarim
Thursday Musings
Elsewhere in the JBlogosphere
The latest edition of KCC otherwise known as the Pictorial Edition is up at Leora’s
Gratuitous Love, a post by Shimshonit
Batya blogs about the Nine Days Cooking
Post title borrowed and adapted from Jewwishes’ Monday Musings
- Is the fact that I dreamt about school last night an indication that I should delve into the new textbooks, plan and prepare lessons? I will have two post-high school classes for the first time from September so I suppose my subconscious is telling me to [...]
The Pictorial Edition of KCC is up at Leora’s. Check its mouthwatering recipes and appealing photos.
During the Nine Days (which start today) we are forbidden to drink wine and eat meat. See my Recipes Page for a variety of meatless dishes.
לֹא-תַכִּירוּ פָנִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט, כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדֹל תִּשְׁמָעוּן
You shall not be partial in judgment: hear out low and high alike.
This verse from this week’s parshah is one of the numerous Torah lines requiring us to judge others fairly – see also Shemot 23:3 or Vayikra 19:15 for instance. Our Sages and later commentators have written extensively about [...]
