This Shabbat meme comes from the Homeshuling blog. A meme is a set of questions answered by a variety of bloggers.
1. Challah – home baked or bought?
Usually home-baked.
2. Favorite shabbat meal:
Read more on Shabbat Meme: Challah, Yevamot, and Naomi’s Stomach…
My daughter's rendition of Matan Torah
Leora often plays “What Do You See” with her daughter’s pictures. Here is one my daughter drew for the holiday of Shavuot. What do you see?
This is Part III of a series on pashkevilim, the anti-establishment wall posters hung in large haredi neighborhoods. The series is based on a talk by Tzuriel Rashi of Michlelet Lifshitz and Bar Ilan University.
Read more on Pashkevilim: Wall Posters in Jerusalem Part III, Spoofs and Cellphones…
The holiday of Shavuot begins Thursday evening. Known in English as Pentecost because it takes place fifty days after Passover, Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. The two main customs associated with the holiday are serving dairy foods and staying up all night to study Torah. Staying up all night only became popular once coffee became readily available in Europe.
Read more on Shavuot, Eruv Tavshilin, Recipes and Carnivals…
In honor of Jerusalem Day our synagogue hosted Tzuriel Rashi, professor of political science and communications and expert on pashkevilim, political and religious wall posters found on the streets of large haredi neighborhoods.
Read more on Pashkevilim: Anti-Establishment Jerusalem Wall Posters Part II…
The breastfeeding support organization La Leche League (LLL) and Tel Hashomer/Sheba Medical Center Nursing School are co-sponsoring a conference Monday, June 1, 2009 at Tel Hashomer. The conference is open to health care professionals, nursing mothers, and the general public.
My friend Annette first made this cake for me almost 13 years ago when I was re-hospitalized with a newborn. I kept it in the hospital refrigerator and it was good for several meals. Now my kids fight about who gets to make it for Shavuot.
Leiv Esther reviewed MikvahCalendar, a new website for married Jewish women who use or want to use the mikveh. You can specify whether you prefer the customs of Chabad, YU/Rabbi Willig, or “choose from available options.” The site looks easy to use, but I could do without the flowery copy: “May divine blessings of spiritual and material well-being continue to rain down and permeate your marriage and your home.”
Read more on Mikveh Calendar Site, Bringing Children to Shul…
Pashkevilim hold up the buidings of Jerusalem.
Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, Former Satmar Rebbe
Today marks Jerusalem Day, commemorating the unification of Jerusalem and the restoration of its Old City to Israel’s control. As part of the celebration our synagogue hosted a talk called “Al Homotayich Yerushalayim” (“On Your Walls, Jerusalem,” Isaiah 62).
Read more on Pashkvilim: Anti-Establishment Posters in Jerusalem, Part I…
This prayer of the SheLa”h is supposed to be said by parents before Rosh Chodesh Sivan (new month of Sivan) this Sunday. Yesterday and today were the days to say it, as prayers making specific requests are usually not said on Shabbat. If you know of another translation, please send it along.
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