Where What WhenArticles about HolidaysThese recipes come from Simply Delicious, Winning Recipes for Everyday and Holidays, by Sara Finkel (Targum Press, 2009). Cream of Mushroom Soup ............Read More By WWW Volume: Chanukah December 2009 Whadda We Doing, Ma? It’s Chol Hamoed! The real challenge of Pesach is Chol Hamoed!With a little creativity, and patience you really can plan a fun-filled, exciting Chol Hamoed experience together with your children. Hiking, biking, boating, or fruit-and-vegetable picking at a nearby farm create wonderful memories that last a lifetime. ............Read More By Shevi Frank Volume: Passover April 2008 So why is there a question mark on a title? you may ask. A good question, and hopefully as this maiseh (story) unfolds, it will become “crystal clear” – or at least chicken soup clear. ............Read More By I. Kinek Volume: Pesach April 2007 Halachos of Pesach in the Spirit of Purim With the abundance of luxury vacation packages now available to us, this might be a good time to review some of the more pertinent laws and customs pertaining to Pesach spent at hotels and resorts: ............Read More By Paula Van Gelder Volume: Purim March 2007 How to Make Your Mishlo’ach Manos Special Part of the fun of Purim is sending mishlo’ach manos, and part of the fun of mishlo’ach manos is in being creative. Presentation ............Read More By Rivka Slatkin Volume: Purim March 2007 “Seeing the shul so packed and the fervent davening, you would have thought it was Yom Kippur!” That’s how someone described the reciting of tehilim on Purim night last year at the Agudah of Park Heights. ............Read More By Chaya Kruk Volume: Purim March 2007 It is Not a Mitzva to Get Drunk on Purim! About two years ago, the Orthodox Union launched a campaign against excessive alcohol consumption in the Jewish community, paying special attention to substance abuse within our community at large and within our adolescent population in particular. We undertook this campaign after meeting with pulpit rabbis and day school principals from the greater New York area, ............Read More By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Volume: Purim March 2007 A Family Trip Guide for Chol HamoedOne of the delights of Chol Hamoed is going places together as a family. Aside from real-time excitement and fun, family trips create particularly meaningful memories. It would take a full issue of the Where What When to describe all the places there are to go. In this abbreviated article, I list only some of the parks, farms, museums, amusement establishments, etc. along with their phone numbers and websites. For my complete list, see the WWW web site: www.wherewhatwhen.com. ............Read More By Esther Strauss Volume: October 2006 A Little Light on the Subject Matter In the spirit of Purim, and in the interest of increasing simcha for the month of Adar, it is hoped this loosely woven article will bring a chuckle or two. If you are not completely satisfied within a three-week trial period, please send this article back, along with the sales receipt, for a full refund. ............Read More By Eta Kushner Volume: Purim March 2006 Learning from the PASTSome people say it’s too early to be thinking about Pesach. But when you think about what one woman told me recently, you’ll realize it’s not too early to think about Pesach at all. ............Read More By Rivka Slatkin Volume: January 2006 The Story Behind the Story of Chanukah The story of Chanukah starts over 2,100 years ago, when Matityahu rebelled against the Greeks and fled to the hills, issuing his famous call: “Mi leHashem eilai –Whoever is for G-d, come with me!” What is less known is that Eretz Yisrael had already been under Greek rule for over 150 years. It started with Alexander the Great. ............Read More By WWW Volume: Chanukah December 2005 A Rosh Hashana Story for ChildrenA long time ago, in the time of King Solomon, there was a boy named Shama who grew up on a small island in the Red Sea. His father was stationed there to signal the approach of ships to the distant mainland by flashing mirrors in the day and by fires at night. Shama had not been to the mainland since he was small. ............Read More By Solomon A. Halpern Volume: Sukkos October 2005 Delivered at Ponevezh Yeshiva, 5709 (1948)Our Rabbis advised us to do good things even for wrong motives. “Out of shelo lishmah will come lishmah” (Nazir 23b). But repentance is not included among these. Repentance is inwardness or it is nothing. Doing mitzvot for ulterior motives can lead to doing them for sincere, inward motives, because even outward action can ignite the inner spark which every Jew possesses. ............Read More By Rabbi Eliyahu E. Dessler Volume: Rosh Hashanah September 2005 Honey Straight From the Hive“Dip the apple in the honey....” Honey is a staple on every Jewish table from Rosh Hashana through Sukkos. But how many of us get it straight from the hive? ............Read More By Kathy Harris Volume: Rosh Hashanah September 2005 |
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