Baking my grandmother’s favorite family holiday cookies!

This morning, after yoga class two of my fellow yogis and I were chatting about the holidays. I told them that I always bake my sweet grandmother’s butter cookies with her secret ingredient for Chanukah.  I asked if they would like the recipe; they said yes; and I told them I would send them the…

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Holiday Help for Histamine Intolerance and Gluten Intolerance!

Last Thursday, our family enjoyed a lovely and delicious “Thanksgivakkah“, which is the celebration of Thanksgiving and Chanukkah.  I found the holiday combination most appropriate. Chanukkah is a celebration of courage and gratefulness for the freedom to worship without oppression. Thanksgiving is a holiday to celebrate being grateful for the abundant blessings of family and…

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Yom Hashoah: Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day

Everyday in newspapers, online, and on the radio, we are vividly reminded that the persecution of others continues to violently persists all over the world because of religious, political, cultural, and gender prejudice and ignorance. This morning, I lit a Yellow Yom Hashoah: Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day candle that the Mens Club of  Congregation…

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