MARGI LENGA KAHN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 13, 2022
Rabbi Eliyahu Safran of the Orthodox Union refers to the number seven as the perfect number. “Seven is completeness and wholesomeness,” he says.
There are numerous examples in Judaism of the significance of that seven, beginning with Shabbat, the...
BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 12, 2022
1. In Israel, Tu B’Shevat is like Earth Day, raising awareness about the ecology.
2. Part of the environmental awareness is to plant a tree or start an herb garden.
3. Planting trees in Israel is especially important right now; many were lost...
BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published January 12, 2022
This weekend is a good time to begin preparing for your Passover seder. With three months to go, you can delay boiling eggs and stocking up on horseradish.
But it’s an ideal time to plant parsley indoors. The 90-day window should be just about right...
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
• Published January 8, 2022
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach (z”l), my teacher and cousin, once said that it is quite easy to tell which are the most profound Jewish holidays. They are, he suggested, the ones that are observed by the smallest number of individuals.
His statement...
Ingredients:4 ½ cups organic pomegranate juice4 ½ cups organic sugarGrated zest of 1 orange Place all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. At the same time, place a small plate in your freezer. Cook the juice/sugar mixture over a medium-low flame...
(Recipe adapted from “Plenty,” by Yotam Ottolenghi)Ingredients:1 cup pearl barley6 celery stalks, leaves removed and reserved, stalks diced¼ cup extra virgin olive oil3 tablespoons sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar2 small garlic cloves, peeled and...
