Ahrida Synagogue is one of the two still-functioning synagogues in the Balat neighbourhood of Istanbul. (photo by Deborah Rubin Fields) On my first trip to Israel just after graduating high school, I met a similar-aged Turkish Jew. He was also…
Healthy food can make for a fun snack. The website hello, Yummy has lots of ideas about cooking for and with kids. This banana car with strawberry wheels and a graham cracker bear driver is but one option. (photo from…
Salmon fillets make for an easy main course. (photo from thebrilliantkitchen.com) Salmon makes for a nice main course. Besides being high in protein, iron, Vitamin D and potassium, it is high in omega-3 fatty acids. It can be served with…
Salad Niçoise can be made and plated in a variety of ways. (photo from pxhere.com/MariaPolna) Summer meals should be easy and, ideally, quick to make after a long day at work or having fun – or when it’s really hot…
Cool down with some mock sangria. (photo from commons.wikimedia.org/Ilker Ender) Whether you’re inviting friends over or just having a quiet evening at home, try these mocktails, non-alcoholic drinks, with snacks or appetizers. MOCK SANGRIA (12 servings) 8 cups grape juice…
Rebbetzin Chanie’s eggplant dish is “super-easy and ridiculously yummy.” (photo by Shelley Civkin) A recent Shabbat dinner with Rabbi Yechiel and Chanie Baitelman and a few other guests was like waking into the light after being in darkness for three…
You can really put anything in a quinoa salad, depending on your taste. (photo from flickr / Marco Verch Professional Photographer) Until recently, I had a very casual relationship with healthy foods. Neither me nor the veggies/tofu/fruit could commit. But…
Israeli music pioneers Teapacks perform at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre May 14 (photo from Teapacks) “We will bring a lot of Mediterranean happiness, with a lot of Jewish chutzpah,” Israeli singer-songwriter Kobi Oz told the Independent about Teapacks’ upcoming concert…
Beverley Kort is a registered psychologist by day and a cartoonist in her off hours; she has a private practice in Vancouver. Leland Bjerg is a freelance comic writer, editor and letterer; he lives in Kelowna with his wife and…
There are as many ways of celebrating Passover and the Pesach seder as there are Jews, and then some. Over the years, I have collected articles on different customs from around the world. Here are just some of the traditions…
