A Chanukah…Salad by Dina Etigson
Our 5th semifinalist for the Chanukah Recipe Contest is Dina Etigson of Ramat Bet Shemesh. In addition to raising her 3 children, Dina teaches Chassidut, personal growth and Halacha. A Chanukah Salad We are supposed to eat oil on Chanukah–but when did the frying come in exactly…? Mix Red tomatoes, carrots, yellow peppers, cucumbers and […]
Read More5-Minute Yeast-Free Sufganiot by Adi Bitter
Our 5th Semifinalist for the Chanukah Recipe Contest is Jerusalem JewishMOM Adi Bitter. In addition to raising her 4 children, Adi is an educator and Yoetzet Halacha. 5-Minute Yeast-Free Sufganiot This is a simplified version of the popular Israeli “Sufganiyot Eshel,” which are made from a loose batter dropped into hot oil. The fact that […]
Read MoreSweet Potato/Zucchini/Carrot Soup by Sarah Chapman
This recipe was submitted by Brooklyn JewishMOM Sarah Chapman, our 4th semifinalist in the JewishMOM.com Chanukah Recipe Contest. In addition to being the mother of a baby boy, Sarah is a speech pathology graduate student. This soup is a great way to warm up your family on a cold Chanukah night. Sweet Potato/Zucchini/Carrot Soup 1 […]
Read MoreMy Favorite Chanukah Song (1-Minute Sweet Video)
Tonight we were sitting around singing songs after candle-lighting when I suggested that we should sing “that beautiful song, Banu Chosech Legaresh.” My 12-year-old, Hallel, looked at me like I would have looked at my mom if she had instructed me to stop playing Beethoven and to chirp Yankee Doodle instead. “No eema, not that […]
Read MoreBeating the Class Queen
The following is based on a true story told by Rabbi Dr. Jerry Lob. It reminds how we can beat bullies by raising children who refuse to be silent bystanders and how each and every one of us is a small candle who can light up great darkness. The 7th grade class queen had targeted […]
Read MoreSibling Rivalry between Twins in Womb (1-Minute Fascinating Video)
Researchers in England caught this amazing footage of a twin kicking his brother during pregnancy. My kids think that this is what an MRI of Esav and Yaakov would have looked like too…Thanks to Rabbi Michael Green for sending this video my way.
Read MoreEasy Sugar-Free Coconut Pudding by Rachel Horan
This is our 3rd Chanukah Recipe Semifinalist submitted by Queens JewishMOM Rachel Horan. In addition to being a mother of 3 kids, Rachel works in Jewish outreach on a university campus. Ingredients 1 can coconut milk 2 cups water (OR 1 cup water and 1 cup pineapple juice) 6 Tbsp corn starch 1 tsp stevia […]
Read MoreMy Chanukah Sit-In
Last night I lit my first Chanukah candles, and then it was like I smeared some Elmer’s on my skirt and glued myself to the sofa. This child needed this, and that child needed that, and the phone rang, and the new technicolor singing dreidl needed new batteries. But I was off duty. And those […]
Read MoreApricot-Plum Baked Doughnuts by Melinda Strauss
Today’s semifinalist in the Chanukah Recipe Contest is Woodmere JewishMOM Melinda Strauss of the kosher-cooking site Kitchen-Tested.com. In addition to being a food blogger, Melinda is a stay at home mom and owner of Cara-Mel’s gourmet parve candies Apricot-Plum Baked Doughnuts Ingredients 1½ cups soy milk ⅓ cup margarine or butter flavored vegetable shortening 4½ […]
Read MoreLow-Carb 1-Potato Latkes by Rena Reiser
Here is our first semifinalist in the JewishMOM.com Chanukah Recipe Contest submitted by Carmiel JewishMOM Rena Reiser. Rena has one child and works as a lactation consultant and web programmer. Every day of Chanukah I will be featuring a different semifinalist and the contest winner will receive $100! (I am still looking for 2 more […]
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