Israeli Birthday Cake
Every birthday deserves a great cake. This iconic, cocoa-based, richly iced cake fits the bill.
Chocolate Babka
This babka is so easy, baking it almost feels like cheating. I have a hard time not eating it as it comes out of the oven.
Discovering Israel Beyond Its Borders
Growing up in rural Massachusetts, Judaism held a much different context in my life than it does now. Until college, I did Judaism, mimicking the motions of being a "good Jew." I didn't combine milk and meat in my house because my father told me not to.
More Than Words on a Page: Social Justice in our Prayer Books
Schindler’s List: Separating Truth from Fiction
What Holocaust Survivors Can Teach Us About Overcoming Trauma
7 Ideas for Observing Yom HaShoah from Home
What Will It Take for Israel to Be Redeemed?
10 Ways to Celebrate Yom YaAtzmaut from Home
Health and Hope: Lessons from My Parents, Who Survived the Holocaust
In this time of COVID-19, my mother will likely spend her upcoming 100th birthday sheltering at home with her caregiver. I asked her how this tsura (tragedy) is different from the time of Hitler.