Shavuot is coming up and that means you’ll likely be ingesting more dairy than on other holidays throughout the year. Most dairy meals rely heavily on cheese, and most people who rely heavily on cheese, rely heavily on The Cheese Guy.
Congregation Darchei Noam in Fair Lawn has been undergoing a growth spurt in recent years and their next step is appointing Rabbi Shua Katz to the position of Rosh Beit Midrash. “I am incredibly excited to join the Darchei Noam community,” said Rabbi Katz, currently a member of the Wexner Kollel Elyon at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) at Yeshiva University (YU). “The dedication and passion of Rabbi (Jeremy) Donath and lay leadership, as well as the warmth and cohesiveness of the shul are palpable to all who visit.”
Ryan Turell is in the Max Stern Athletic Center. But in a gym where he holds almost all the records, today he isn’t on the court. It’s the semifinals of the Red Sarachek Basketball Tournament. Turell flew from his native Los Angeles back to New York City to see his old high school team, the Valley Torah High School Wolfpack, compete in what amounts to the Jewish high school basketball championship of North America.
The Kosher Food & Wine Experience (KFWE) returned on Tuesday, March 1st, after a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the format was certainly very different from the 2021 version, the 2022 vintage wasn’t quite the same as the 2020 either.
Highlighting “The Inside Story: The Jewish Woman’s Guide to Lifelong Pelvic Health” by Dr. Riva Preil. Independently published. 2022. English. Paperback. 104 pages. ISBN-13: 979-8-7780-2375-8.
A group of guys walk into a college dining hall. They probably get a few head-turns, but not too many. Almost everyone knows who they are. If their faces weren’t recognizable, their gear gives them away.
It’s late December and we all know what that means… no school, but not in the majority of local yeshivas. Yeshiva break will have to wait until January. When it comes time to look for a warmer place to go on vacation for a week or so, many from the tristate area try to find places that have access to kosher food and minyanim to make everything a bit more convenient.
Some areas of halacha are more well-known than others. That’s just how it is. There are those topics that rabbaim teach and reteach so you’ll never forget them. For instance, nobody ever gets confused about whether or not an etrog is kosher if the pitom falls off.
Padma Lakshmi is a well-known food personality. Hosting 15 seasons of a show as popular as Top Chef allows a person to do many things, and one of her more recent ventures is a food docuseries for Hulu called Taste the Nation.
After sacrificing last year’s event due to the pandemic, KosherFest returned last week to the excitement of thousands in the kosher food world. Hundreds of booths yielded tons of samples for all to enjoy.
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