I got this recipe off of www.jewishtvnetwork last year. I tested it before suggesting it to all of you. Big success! Banana Cake with Marsala-Fresh Fruit Relish Pareve yields: 1 bundt 7 eggs, separated 1 cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 ½ cups ripe bananas, mashed (approximately 3 bananas) ¾ cup matzo cake flour…
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Passover with children I got the question: What can I do with my toddler, age 18 months, at the seder? My answer is, not much. Feed her, hold her, distract her with toys and put her to bed on time. There isn’t a lot about the seder that a tiny one can enjoy other…
Read More »When my youngest was a baby I had chronic lower back pain. I knew it was from carrying him around and I just didn’t think there was a remedy. Then one day I mentioned it to a health care professional and she immediately gave me a simple back strengthening exercise. By doing the exercise every…
Read More »PASSOVER! Passover – the most observed of all Jewish holidays. Years ago a Jewish fellow emailed me to say that he had read about a rabbi who claimed that the Exodus never really happened! Now what, he asked, what if the story of Egypt and the Pharaoh aren’t true? It doesn’t matter, I told him. …
Read More »There are many times when I talk to you about “interfaith life” but I don’t actually talk about religion. This week I will be leading a workshop on Shabbat and while I will be talking about Shabbat as a ritual, you can generalize this information to other practices in your life. I promised the participants…
Read More »Would you like to start doing Shabbat? Need to start small or do you want to take it up a notch? Come learn easy steps to create “your” Shabbat. We’ll tell you how to have warm, homemade challah even if you work until 6pm. How to engage children of all ages. Ways to approach teens…
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