A meaningful holiday
Today is the major Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement when we ask forgiveness of those we’ve wronged. Though Mama and I were unable to participate in […]
Virtual service hopping
The Jewish High Holiday of Rosh Hashana began last night and Mama and I have been celebrating by devouring our homemade round, raisin challah. Today we joined various different online […]
Rosh Hashana blessings
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is receiving a Rosh Hashana care package with blessings from our dear friend More Diane! Wishing all who celebrate a sweet new year! Thank you, More […]
Fancy Hamentashen
Today is the Jewish holiday of Purim and we celebrated by getting Hamentashen cookies from a Jewish deli we love. The flavors in the special Purim Box are Blackberry Thyme, […]
A Christmas rainbow and Chinese food
We celebrated a Jewish Christmas today by eating the obligatory Chinese food. I found several great (i.e. easy) options at Trader Joe’s, but we decided on the Mandarin Orange Chicken […]
Atonement and gratitude
The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, began this evening. To those we may have wronged, we ask forgiveness. To those we may have helped, we wish […]
Pot of comfort
Neither Mama nor I were feeling well today. After much rest and bottomless ginger ales, we decided we needed Jewish penicillin aka matzo ball soup. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was […]
Hilarious Passover videos
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was watching three excellent Passover parody videos: A Lion King Passover, The Red Sea Shanty, and The Hebrew Hamilton! Thanks to the friends who sent us […]
A Purim package
Bringing sweet treats to the senior home was one of my favorite parts of the Jewish holiday Purim when I was a kid. The little packages, called Mishloach Manot, were […]
The full menorah
For the first time in ages, Mama and I actually lit the menorah EVERY SINGLE NIGHT! This is a major accomplishment for us, as somehow we often forget a night […]
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