A few years ago, I decided to try and wow my in-laws by baking a step-intensive, outrageously decadent cheesecake. It was a white and milk-chocolate “bullseye” design that required a laborious process of measuring and pouring the mixtures just so to create perfectly symmetrical concentric circles, alternating brown and white batters. However, the end result…
Fidget spinners, Raybans, and Joshua Kushner’s forearms were all on glorious display during the Kushner-Trump family’s trip to Shavuot services yesterday. Here’s what we know: -The Holiday: Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, as well as the harvest season, which in ancient times meant bringing sacrifices to the Temple in Jerusalem….
Today marks the end of Shavuot and this Sunday is the Christian holiday of Pentecost. It’s not a simple coincidence that the two holidays fall at the same time. They’re historically — and theologically — linked. What do the sacred days have to do with each other? Shavuot falls on the sixth day of the…
Shavuot is taking place this week. Marking the spring harvest and commemorating the day God gave the Torah to Moses, Shavuot is a holiday sometimes forgotten or diminished by secular Jews. Today, Jewish writers and thinkers are discussing the holiday with one question in mind: how should we apply this holiday based on ancient practices…
As we enter the festival that has come to mean standing again, each year, at Sinai. What does it mean for us to do this seriously, taking Torah deep into our lives, challenging ourselves to live by its deepest teachings? What would it mean to bring Torah to bear within or upon one rich, powerful…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli rabbinical group that works to bridge the religious-secular divide will hold Shavuot holiday learning programs in homes throughout the country. The Tzohar Rabbinical Organization, which previously only held programs in community centers and public buildings to encourage the participation of the secular public, have opened a “Homework” program, in which dozens…
Serves: 6 Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 1 hour APPROXIMATE THC PER SERVING Approximate dose per serving is based on infusing 5 grams of cured/dried/decarbed cannabis into 10.6 tablespoons (or 1 1/3 sticks) of butter. 10%: 7.7mg 15%: 11.6mg 20%: 15.4mg 1 package frozen ricotta cheese crepes or blintzes 1 stick grass-fed butter, melted…
How can something be so creamy and yet so light at the same time? ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 tablespoon water 1 (8-ounce) container whipped topping, thawed 3 (6-ounce) containers lemon yogurt 1 (9-inch) prepared graham cracker crust 1) In a small saucepan, combine blueberries with sugar and…
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