Mix it in a bowl, then bake it in a Bundt or loaf pan. This is the easiest honey cake you will ever make! This recipe started out as a 9 x 13 idea. We said, “Let’s see if we can create a 9 x 13 version of a honey cake?!” So we made one….
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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…
Keeping Hashem in the Picture
How to get in the right frame of mind during the hustle and bustle of these days. Once again, we launch at dizzying speed into the September season. No sooner have we recovered from the between-camp-and-school maelstrom, then it’s school supplies and shoe-store mobs and Oh! What’s on the menu for Rosh Hashana this year? …
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…
Warm Fall Tones on This Rosh Hashanah Table
It’s simple and classic, inspired by the reds and golds of the honey and apple. You don’t want gimmicks or shtick or arts and crafts. You want to use a white tablecloth. But you do want everything to come together and look coordinated and beautiful. Over the years, we’ve posted lots of Yom Tov tables…
Before You Daven Say Please and Thank You
Change the way you connect to Hashem over the Yomim Noraim. When Hadassa shared this concept on her platform, we were struck by how simple, yet life-changing, it could be. And we knew we wanted to share it with you. Before you even open your machzor for Rosh Hashanah, you should be thinking about what…
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!…
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…
Change Your Relationship with Hashem in One Step
When you put on these glasses, mitzvos aren’t a list of obligations. They’re the most joyful way to acknowledge all the good. Ah, the sounds of Elul. No sooner have we washed the last forgotten beach towel and packed up the trendy knapsacks with shiny new 5-Star notebooks and bubble gum erasers, and suddenly we’re…
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…