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Tu B’Shvat Recipe – Kebabs with honey-yogurt dip
Shabbat Shalom! This week our recipe will be in honour of Tu Bishvat, the New Year for the trees. Kebabs with honey-yogurt dip Makes 4 servings Prep time: 10 min. Difficulty: Easy Ingredients • 8 fresh strawberries, rinsed; trimmed and halved • 8 green grapes,...
Tu B’Shvat – The Fifteenth of the month of Shvat – The New Year for the Trees
This Thursday we are celebrating the holiday of Tu B’Shvat, the New Year for the trees. This holiday has transformed itself over Jewish history. It has its roots in the Bible and the Mishna, was spiritually enhanced by the Kabbalists of the 16th century, modernized by...
Parshat Beshalach – The Art of Complaining
Daniel arrives home from work at 5pm and as soon as he steps through his front door, his wife Judith starts having a go at him. “Why don’t you ever wipe your feet before walking into the house? ….. I thought you said you were coming home at lunch time today …… Where’s...
Parshat Beshalach Recipe Idea
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...