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Winter Beet Borscht
Winter Beet Borscht Recipe: Liz Rueven @kosherlikeme 8 generous servings Dairy but may be pareve by using dairy-free sour cream or coconut cream. Supplies: Cutting board and sharp knife, vegetable peeler, 1 sheet pan, foil, parchment paper, blender or food processor, spice bag or twine for fresh dill. Borscht is all about subtle contrast of…
December 5, 2021
Creating a Spiritual Bucket List
The Jewish Spiritual Bucket List 1,000 places to see before you die. That is the book that sits on the commode in our home. It has been there for about 20 years. In our community, having 1,000 places to see before you die is aspirational. Many of us have the travel bug and have felt…
September 18, 2021
When Buildings Collapse
Last year ended with a thud as buildings crumbled. We saw the Champlain tower in Florida flattened. We watched the reporting on Hurricane Ida as homes were destroyed in Louisiana. Perhaps this is a fitting image for these High Holidays. How will you build back? Rabbi Alan Lew, in his book This is Real, and…
September 8, 2021
Spiritual Intelligence
In 1985, Guinness World Records accepted that a ten-year-old girl had answered every question correctly on an adult Stanford-Binet IQ test, a result that gave her a corresponding unearthly IQ of 228. Marilyn Vos Savant became widely known as the smartest person alive. Marilyn’s husband says Savant’s gift is to be able to approach questions…
September 8, 2021
Purim Spiel 2020 – Trumpaverus Saves the Jews
Scene 1 Narrator: Long ago in a land not so far away, there was a lavish inaugural ball for President Trumpaverus. All of the lobbyists, political hacks, ambassadors and business moguls were in a banquet hall, smoking cigars and drinking Russian Vodka. Off to the side, a Presidential advisor is speaking with the Supreme Leader.…
July 23, 2021
Let’s Make Cavatelli with the Pasta Social Club
Potomac’s own MERYL FEINSTEIN, teaching us to make beautiful cavatelli pasta. Cooking with Friends!
July 21, 2021
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