Rosh Hashanah
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Tishrei: Time to Be Awake
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We experience transformation through the Yamim Tovim—when we are present in mind and heart. Month: Tishrei Mazel: Scale Human Faculty: Touch In Elul, the alarm clock rang out. “Ben Adam, mah lecha nirdam?” Why are you asleep? We attempted to arouse ourselves in the Selichos. Tishrei is when we jump up from bed, wide awake.…
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The Shofar. What Are We Supposed to Feel?
We’re finally there. We listened to the sounds of the teruah. But if our minds are blank–did we miss the mark? The shofar. That mystical, magical artifact we all have a love–hate relationship with. On the one hand we wait all year for it. We squish into alleys and tight spaces, pack bags of nosh…
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The Yom Tov Kashrus Video Series Launches Now!
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You loved the cRc’s The Pesach Kashrus Video Series. Now the cRc releases a fascinating video series on the kashrus concerns that come up over the Yom Tov season and beyond. You have questions. Perhaps it’s about honey, or the simanim, or about the minhag to be extra stringent on Pas Yisrael during the upcoming…
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The Top Rosh Hashanah Make-and-Freeze Sweets
If you can get a couple of things in the freezer ahead of time, the year might start off just a little bit sweeter. When Yom Tov coincides with back-to-school season, as it does this year, we’re most often a little less prepared. Instead of the calm September-long prep, there’s often the frantic menu-making that…
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The Yom Tov / High Holidays Reminder Checklist
Just in case-we’ve made a list of all the things that need to get done before Yom Tov. We know you’re really busy–and when you’re busy, simple things can slip your mind. So we made this list to help you out. This menu download and these coloring pages for kids might also come in handy!…
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A Family Elul
Bringing the power of Elul into our homes…even when we’re still in summer mode. It’s Elul! When trying to think of an attention-grabbing way to start this article, I couldn’t think of a better one than the above two words. After all, like the call of the shofar, what better way to grab our attention…
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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…
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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…
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How to Make the Simanim
Perhaps your mother has been making them for you for years. But if you need to prepare them on your own, here’s a quick guide. Not all of the simanim need much preparation. These simanim are not listed in no-cook/cook order, not in order that they are eaten. Let’s start with the no-cook items: Tapuach B’Dvash. There’s…
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What Kind of Apples Should I Use?
Some are good for baking, and some for straight up eating. But there are so many varieties. How do I know what’s best? There are thousands of varieties of apples. Apple varieties span across countries from around the world. There are so many different types of apples that it can be hard to keep track…
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