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If You Were a Kitchen Utensil, What Would You Be?

Rabbi Dennis S. Ross

The rabbis of Pirkei Avot bring us four kinds of students, and the Mishnah goes on to compare each one to a different kitchen utensil.

Lokshen Kugel [Noodle Pudding]

Lokshen Kugel means "noodle pudding" in Yiddish. It originated in eastern Europe where the Jewish community spoke that language. This item falls into the category of "grandma's dishes."

Baklava (Honey and Nut Pastry)

This sweet pastry is sold in both Jewish and Arab markets, and comes in a multitude of varieties.

kugel for the jewish holiday of rosh hashanah

Vegan Lokshen Kugel (Noodle Pudding) Just Like Mom's

Recipe by

Lisa Dawn Angerame

My mother's lokshen kugel is probably the best thing she made for us every year on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. It took some trial and error to successfully make it vegan, but here it is! This recipe makes a big, casserole-dish-sized kugel.

Sally and Sol Rosenkranz during the Jewish Holiday of Rosh HaShanah

Sally Rosenkranz's Honey Cake

Recipe by

Sally Rosenkranz

Sally Rosenkranz, who was from Radom, Poland, lost her mother in the Holocaust. She learned to cook and bake from her aunt, refining recipes over the years. Now, her daughter shares this crowd-pleasing honey cake.

Tu BiShvat: Customs and Rituals

The Jewish mystics of the 17th century, the Kabbalists, created a special ritual—modeled after the Passover seder—to celebrate God's presence in nature. Today in modern Israel, Tu BiShvat has become a national holiday, a tree planting festivaTu BiShvat is not mentioned in the Torah. Scholars believe the holiday was originally an agricultural festival, corresponding to the beginning of spring in Israel. But a critical historical event helped Tu BiShvat evolve from a simple celebration of spring to a commemoration of our connection to the land of Israel. After the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E. and the exile that followed, many of the exiled Jews felt a need to bind themselves symbolically to their former homeland. Tu BiShvat served in part to fill that spiritual need. Jews used this time each year to eat a variety of fruits and nuts that could be obtained from Israel. The practice, a sort of physical association with the land, continued for many centuries.l for both Israelis and Jews throughout the world

Tu BiShvat: History

Although the celebration of Tu BiShvat has a long and varied history, the theme most commonly ascribed to the holiday today is the environment.

Counting of the Omer: Blessings for Each Day

The period between Passover and Shavuot is called the “Counting of the Omer” (Sefirat Ha'omer).

From Blasphemy to Blasphemous: An Instructive Transition

May 13, 2017

In Parashat Emor, the Torah reports that a man born of mixed Israelite-Egyptian descent “blasphemed the Name [of God],” was placed on trial, and was stoned to death. A law was then enacted that anyone, Jewish or gentile, who blasphemes the name of God shall be put to death. Over time, in communities throughout the world, laws against blasphemy were put in place to address curses leveled at God as well as perceived slights against some religions.

What Would Moses Say?

May 3, 2014

In the Babylonian Talmud (M'nachot 29b) there is a wonderful midrash¹ in which Moses is depicted as watching God sitting and writing crowns (embellishments that look a bit like crowns) on some of the letters in the Torah. Moses asked God why the Holy One was doing this.