It’s the SHABBAT!
Shabbat is a day of enjoyment – it is not a burden nor is it difficult to keep! So no matter where you find yourself on this 7th day, simply rest, renew and refresh! It’s as easy as that!
Just a Name?
What’s in a Name? Well…. we all know that there is a lot in a name…words mean something (thank you to my friend Brad). This post is just, well, personal, but maybe there is one or two out there that feel my pain. “WIDOW” That word brings forth a lot of emotional ties when said outloud – or spoken silently…
Just a piece of bread….
Sometimes….you just have to make some bread….and that’s what I did yesterday – I pulled out my sourdough starter and said….’wake up’! So out came the flour, the salt (Himalayan of course!), honey and my large bowl … after waiting several minutes for the water and starter to mingle and do their dance, I added my organic King Arthur flour,…
The Eliminator
My 4 legged companion, Serena, turned 6 this past month … but she continues to hone her skills. She is the best squirrel eliminator in the area! She will even stand guard posing for ever in order to ‘get the jump’ on them!
Microgreens….Trial Run!
Microgreens Well, I have to say I’m a bit disappointed. It’s been over 2 weeks and this is all the taller they are….I’m supposed to be able to harvest in 7-10 days….ok ok ok… I know … I didn’t have a ‘light’ on them. I trusted the sunlight and let them go dark at night. Lesson Learned. Will buy a…
Couch musings…
This morning, things have ‘sorta‘ settled a bit…the abode I find myself living in has changed a bit in appearance. After sharing a home with my parents for the last almost 4 years and now finding myself ‘alone’ … well, it has been a roller coaster of emotions to say the least. My mother, Veronica Michael Frierdich, passed on January…
The Queen You Thought You Knew
The Book Of Esther Explained On Purim night, there you are in the synagogue, listening to the Megillah reading, a story you’ve known since childhood, and perhaps you’re kind of… bored? Reading the Megillah year after year feels a bit like being back in primary school. But that’s because the story we learn as a child shouldn’t be the story…
First Fruits
Firstfruits was a Jewish feast held in the early spring at the beginning of the grain harvest. It was observed on Nissan 16, which was the third day after Passover and the second day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Firstfruits was a time of thanksgiving for God’s provision. Leviticus 23:9-14 institutes the firstfruits offering. The people were to bring…
Unleavened Bread
The Bible tells us that the Israelites were to eat only unleavened bread every year during Passover as a commemoration of the Exodus from Egyptian bondage. Since the children of Israel left Egypt hastily, they did not have time for the bread to rise, so it was made on that very first Passover without leaven, also known as yeast. In…
Passover
Passover Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is one of Israel’s most sacred and widely observed holidays. The ‘Hagadah’ (the telling of the story) is told during the Seder (meal) and comes straight out of the book of Exodus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. There are a number of important rituals, including a traditional Passover meal known as a seder, the removal of…