For the home, for him, for her, and lots more giftable ideas are right here. Head over here for our gift picks for Kids, Teens, and Tweens. See past gift guides for more ideas:2022 Chanukah Gift GuidePersonalized Gifts to Order Now Aura Home It’s so much fun to shop and choose something pretty from Aura…
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Create a Chocolate Coin Napkin Ring
It’s super simple, couldn’t be easier to recreate, and looks beautiful no matter what. Some of the best hacks and ideas have come from readers like you. Sometimes the brilliant things that you do are so simple–but it’s precisely that simplicity that makes it work for everyone! Sometimes, those simple but brilliant ideas come from…
Dairy Donuts with Chocolate Cream Cheese Filling
Fill your store-bought donuts up with this cream cheese mousse for the most gourmet, delicious, dairy results. On Between Carpools, there’s lots of donuts that you can make from scratch. You can go with the favorite Yeshiva Donuts or Naomi TGIS’s Sufganiot. There’s also great hacks for making your donut dough in advance and freezing…
Chanukah in Your Freezer? It’s Possible!
Did you know that you can totally prepare for Chanukah just like you would prepare for any other Yom Tov? Yes. And yes again. Chanukah can be a hectic time. Earlier dismissals, tired (read cranky) children (b’h so many different parties to attend!), high expectations (“what are we doing tonight Mommy??”) and less energy overall. …
Using the Joy of Sukkos to Bring Down the Barriers in Our Life
How to take advantage of Sukkos to come close to Hashem and those around us. It’s been an awe inspiring Yamim Noraim, replete with mindful soul searching and dedicated self-improvement. We’ve made ourselves vulnerable, we’ve shed our facade, and we’ve dug deep within in our quest to perfect ourselves and come closer to our Creator….
Why We Let Go and How to Move On
“Machul Lack,” you are forgiven! Why forgiveness benefits us more than it benefits them. As we beg Hashem for forgiveness for all that we have done over the past year, we seek as well to forgive those who have wronged us and to ask forgiveness from those we have wronged. The older we get, the…
Honey Biscotti
They taste like honey cookies, but there’s something more here that makes them even better. Perhaps it’s the biscotti shape? Or the extra chewiness that makes them more satisfying than a regular cookie? We’re not quite sure what it is that makes these biscotti recipe from Sara Bluma Fein our cookie of the season. Can…
Sina’s Pomegranate Challah
This is a beauty. Make them as rolls, or as a pull-apart challah for a special start to the Rosh Hashanah meal. We know Sina Mizrahi for having a knack for making everything just more beautiful. So when she played around, and instead of making regular challah, made Pomegranate Challah for Rosh Hashanah, we wanted…
Does Your Family Have Tisha B’Av and Yom Kippur Shoes?
It’s time to change out of our leather shoes and sneakers, but does everyone have an appropriate alternative? It’s not a fashion show, but we do need to wear something on our feet. While most of us do have something that works, it’s a good idea to make sure that everyone in the family has…
Fresh Flowers: Here Is How I Get My Bouquet To Last Longer
And Yes, It Is Possible. Flowers are so beautiful. They add color and life to a room or a set table. But, they are not always cheap. And even more so, sometimes, they can be a source of real disappointment. You go all out and spend more than you intended to…only to find yourself, three…
