Thinking of a football theme for your bar mitzvah? Here are some great photos of a New York Giants-themed event shot by Chad David Kraus Photography for inspiration! We...
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In honor of Shabbat and Valentine’s day, here are some heart-shaped challahs that you can make to recognize both holidays. We featured this heart-shaped challah...
Purim is coming and so it’s time to start thinking about hamantaschen! Hamentaschen are triangular-shaped cookies that are traditionally eaten during Purim. In the...
If your son or daughter loves football, make that the theme of your bar or bat mitzvah party. There are so many great ways to incorporate football into the various...
On Purim, it is customary to send gifts of food to friends and loved ones. Mishloach manot, literally the “sending of portions,” are gift baskets of food and...
On Purim, Jews are instructed to drink until they do not know the difference between “Blessed is Mordechai” and “Cursed is Haman”; therefore, you...
We are so jealous that we did not have Paul Rudd as our Bat Mitzvah DJ like this writer for the Jewish Daily Forward. Among the many reasons to wish you had grown up in...
Breakfast and Brunch, Decor, Food, For the Table, The Daily Nosh
Celebrate National Bagels and Lox Day!
Today is National Bagels and Lox Day, and that’s essentially an unofficial Jewish holiday. In the New York Times piece Setting Out the Bagels and Lox, Niki Russ...
Looking for information or guidelines for Shabbat and/or Havdalah? Whether you’ve never celebrated either before and are looking to start, or would like more...
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and this year the big day falls on Shabbat. Given it’s already a double mitzvah to romance your partner on Shabbas...
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Broadway, Favors, New York, New York
New York Theme Party Favors For Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah or Wedding
If you are having a New York City or Broadway theme bar or bat mitzvah or wedding, your favor options are as diverse as the city itself! You can focus on Broadway and...
Breakfast and Brunch, Challah, Desserts, Food, Shabbat
Celebrate World Nutella Day with These Delicious Recipes
In honor of World Nutella Day, here is a round up of some of our favorite recipes, including one for a decadent challah you can make this Shabbat. Nutella Sticky Buns...
Yes, we know that Valentine’s Day is not a Jewish holiday, and in fact is technically derived from a saint’s day, but we still like to celebrate it. As...
We loved this year’s Super Bowl commercial with Jerry Seinfeld for his series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. With Jerry and George (Jason Alexander) back at...
Art, Decor, Ketubot (Ketubahs), Traditions, Weddings
Not Your Bubbe’s Ketubah – Modern Ketubah Choices for Your Wedding
There are so many ketubah options available for brides now, from intricate paper cutouts and lovely watercolors to ketubahs made from couples’ own special...
The Jewish Daily Forward has compiled a list of The 6 Most Jewish Super Bowl Ads. Some are clearly “Jewish” – i.e., anything with Jerry Seinfeld, while...
Except for a handful of players over the years, there really is not that much Jewish we can derive from the Super Bowl. However, we can certainly put our own Jewish...
Sometimes one glass of Manischewitz on Shabbat is enough. But you’ve opened that bottle and don’t want to toss the rest, so what do you do? Check out this...
