Monthly Archives: July 2009
A Week Gone By
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 … Continue reading
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A Question For Today
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 … Continue reading
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Parshat Va-Etchanan
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 … Continue reading
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Red Soup
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 … Continue reading
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Balsaminaceae, Chinese Flower & Budding Rose
For more flowers from around the globe, Today’s Flowers is hosted by Luiz Santilli Jr. and managed by Santilli and Denise bc.
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Mesorah Project Round Up
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 … Continue reading
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A Week In Review
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 … Continue reading
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Thursday Musings
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 … Continue reading
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KCC and the Nine Days
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 … Continue reading
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Parshat Devarim
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 … Continue reading
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