Healthy Passover Pleasures
Most traditional Pesach recipes are high in calories, carbohydrates and fat, but are low in fiber.
Pesach Dieters, Take Note: You Can Have Your Potato—and Eat It, Too!
Q: Potatoes, potatoes and more potatoes … with all these carbs, it’s no wonder I gain a pound for every day of Pesach—and the week before, too! How can I avoid overdoing the carbs? A: As a long-time potato lover, I feel the need to defend one of my favorite tubers. Potatoes get a bad […]
On and Off the Beaten Track in…the Har’el Lookout
During Israel’s War of Independence, the construction of the Burma Road, a bypass to Jerusalem through the mountains, was an extraordinary feat that allowed Jewish soldiers to avoid the dangers of the main road. Photo: Israel Government Press Office As I write these lines, Israel is continuing to battle for its very existence, fighting the […]
Tips for a Pressure-Free Pesach
Make lists of things that need to get done. Put the lists in a notebook or binder with dividers so you can create sections for cleaning, shopping and menu planning.
The Seder Night: An Exalted Evening
The noted writer Nat Hentoff, who describes himself as having “abandoned our God but not abandoned our people,” explained that he remained loyal to “our people” because of a chance encounter with Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.
Holding God’s Hand
For nearly a year now, Simcha Esther (Shari) Gershan has been looking the Angel of Death in the eye and smiling back at him. She’s also been telling the world about it on her Internet blog, and plans to share more of her story in her forthcoming documentary. The day after Purim 2008, the Passaic, […]
Birkat haChammah: An Evocative Blessing
Why Is This Erev Pesach Different From Every Other Erev Pesach? To a Jew every mitzvah is treasured; each is a source of delight. As expressed by the psalmist, “Happy is the man who fears God, who desires His mitzvot greatly” (Psalms 112:1). Little wonder then that Birkat haChammah, despite its relative simplicity and infrequency […]
In Search of a Stress-Free Pesach? Try Calling Your Local Pesach Organizer
Jewish life, with Shabbat as a weekly benchmark and holidays every few months, could use a dose of organization any time of year.
Helping Kids Heal: When Your Child Needs Psychotherapy
Whether your child is six or sixteen, it’s important to help him understand the underlying reasons he will be seeing a therapist.
The Economic Crisis and the Crisis of Character
As I write, the world is in the midst of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Within the last few months, some of the oldest and best-known names in American finance, such as Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, have evaporated, while bank failures are at their highest level in decades. […]