Toronto to Ra'anana

  It is Sunday April 14, 2024, the day after the first ever attack launched against Israel by Iran.  From all reports that we have seen so f...

Pesach has come and gone though the world-wide Covid-19 craziness has not left us yet.  I hope everyone is staying healthy.  This time, it ...

Yemenite Passover Matzah  In my last post, I stated that Israel finally had a new government.  Well as it turns out "rumours of a n...

It is Pesach (Passover) in Israel (and around the world) and it is a very important and widely celebrated holiday here.  There are laws tha...

Making Matzah in Kiryat Eqron, Israel What is matzah , really?  We know that observant Jews are not allowed to eat bread on Passover and...

With the Passover Holiday approaching, the White House has been planning its annual Pesach Seder.  This year, the Seder will feature some ...

mimouna table in Israel We did not have the opportunity to make it to a mimouna this  year.  While we usually have one cousin who holds...

What can you do in Israel over Pesach?  Everyone is on vacation, the roads are packed with travelling Israelis and the weather is usually be...

As another Pesach (Passover) has come and gone, I have continued to reflect on the issue of kitniyot eating during the holiday. I discus...