This week asks something profound of us. It asks us to hold wonder and grief, hope and heartbreak, memory and responsibility, all at the same time. Just days ago, NASA’s Artemis II began its journey, circling the moon …
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Happy Birthday, Mom!
Five days ago, on March 15th, marked the sixteenth yahrzeit of my mother. And today, March 20th, would have been her eighty-sixth birthday. She died just five days before turning seventy. Today is also the first …
Continue ReadingCourage As An Act of Holiness
Earlier this week, I found myself walking through a space not yet complete, and yet already filled with presence. In the historic Presidio in San Francisco, overlooking the quiet vastness of the bay, a new institution is …
Continue ReadingWhat Gifts Did You Bring?
The most meaningful gifts we can offer others are rarely material – they are the gifts of our presence, the gifts of compassion, understanding, and kindness.
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Grain-Free, High-Protein Nut and Seed Bars
Sephardic Marbled Eggs
A beautiful and unusual presentation for hard-boiled eggs for your Seder table. They look like marble and taste delicious!
Continue ReadingHome-made Chocolate Peanut-Butter Balls (aka “Homemade Reeses”)
Before they became popular, Rabbi Paula Winnig's mom was already making these "to-die for" home-made chocolate peanut-butter balls.
Continue ReadingPeppermint Candy Shot-Glasses
I was going to visit some friends during the Chanukah/Christmas/New Year's season and thought these would be a fun gift to bring.
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