Pea Zucchini Soup 6 servings A lovely thick soup of Italian origin, this recipe calls for non-seasonal ingredients. The soup freezes well and you can…
Winter 2008(5769)
Hearty Dishes for Hearty Appetites
Sixteen years ago, I published an article in Jewish Action entitled “Breezes of Redemption.” It was reflective and hopeful, and predated the second intifada, the…
A Practical Guide to Rabbinic Counseling Edited by Yisrael N. Levitz and Abraham J. Twerski Feldheim Publishers Jerusalem, 2005 392 pages Most rabbis, will, at…
With American aliyah on the rise, a growing number of English-speaking teenagers are facing difficulties adjusting to Israeli society. In some cases, the inability to…
“And tell me, where did you used to daven?” It was an innocent question, e-mailed by a stranger seeking my advice about something or other.…
Plan on attending your cousin’s Bar Mitzvah party next week? Or your neighbor’s daughter’s wedding next month? As an increasing number of semachot are catered…
Perhaps the most striking thing about the Jerusalem office of Nefesh B’Nefesh is its sparkling, corporate look. The quiet hum of phones ringing in the…
In a historic decision made a few months ago, the Israeli government ended its fifty-five-year-old agreement with the American Jewish community, and started to directly…
This year we celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the modern State of Israel. The reappearance of an independent Jewish nation after a…
The year 2008 marks the bicentennial of a significant aliyah movement, which took place from 1808 to 1810—the arrival of 511 disciples of the Vilna…
