by Cindy Warren | Jan 7, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
This week we read Parshat Beshalach and we have one of the most epic moments from Jewish history and Jewish tradition: the Splitting of the Sea. Given that we have been having an “epic” cold season, I thought that perhaps we would all like to try some soup for...
by Cindy Warren | Dec 17, 2013 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
Just a little something different for this week! PARSHA Riddle Pharaoh was worried; he did not like the news, He felt the rising power that came upon the Jews, He decided to make them work hard and enslave them, The Jews worked very hard, they all cried to Hashem....
by Cindy Warren | Dec 9, 2013 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
In this week’s parsha, as Yaakov’s life comes to an end, he blesses all of his sons, as well as the sons of Yosef, Efraim and Menasheh. Probably the most well-known blessing is the blessing of “Hamalach HaGoel” (Breishit 48:16). The words are a plea from Yaakov to the...
by Cindy Warren | Dec 5, 2013 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
After much drama, the conflict between Joseph and his brothers reaches its climax in this week’s Torah reading. Joseph, after tormenting his brothers, finally breaks down and reveals his true identity to them. And then the tone changes, as the family begins to...
by Cindy Warren | Dec 4, 2013 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
Spiced Hot Chocolate (from Myjewishlearning.com) As we enter the cold days of winter, here is a recipe to keep the light and warmth of the channukah candles a little longer in our homes. During Hanukkah, yellow mesh bags of chocolate gelt appear out of nowhere, and...
by Cindy Warren | Nov 28, 2013 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
In this week’s Torah reading, we are told the story of Pharoah’s dreams, Joseph’s rise to power in Egypt, and the reunion with his brothers who descend to Egypt during a famine. The parsha is full of drama and irony. Joseph, who has assimilated into Egyptian society,...