Archive for 'Jewish' Category
Passover Week
Hi Folks, Last week, we were in Florida for Passover. We got into Ft. Lauderdale Airport on Friday night about 10 PM. Flights were uneventful (thank G-d) and my folks picked us up. Delray Beack is about 45 miles north of FLL airport, so we drove back, hit the IHOP for some late night food, [...]
Purim in Las Vegas
On Thursday night, we went to Chabad of Southern Nevada for Purim. The Megilla (Scroll of Esther) was read quite well, and there was much noise made at the mention of the name of the hated Haman. On Friday I went back for the morning davening (prayer) and second reading. At this point, I expected [...]
Finished a Needlework Project
Some of you may know that I like to Cross-Stitch. In fact, I just finished Shabbos-Lady, and I’m including a photo of it, before blocking and mounting, here. I went into the needlework store, and the lady showed me some needlepoint stitches, and I decided to give it a try. Since I wanted to learn [...]
My trip to Phoenix (another Chanukah Posting)
I went to Phoenix, Arizona to participate in a 2008 planning meeting for my company. I flew Southwest from and back to San Jose. In this case, the air travel was blessedly uneventful and comfortable. I think Southwest is getting it right. Since this was the last two nights of Chanukah, I brought my menorah [...]
Chanukah Menorah (Chanukiah)
My grandmother gave me this Chanukiah when I moved to California. Before she gave it to me, it sat in her china closet for longer than I was alive. She always told me it was for me, and she kept her word. I don’t like to let religious items sit without use, so we lit [...]
Happy Chanukah
Well, it’s Day 2 of Chanukah. Yesterday, we went to the Chabad of San Jose Menorah Lighting downtown. Rabbi Cunin had quite a shindig going. Music, dancing, etc. Tonight we made potato latkes for dinner and lit our Menorah. We had some nice Chanukah, and generic Jewish folk music CDs, and a very pleasant time [...]
Booth Dwelling, in theory and practice
Well, we had a wonderful Wedndsday night (first night of Sukkos) dinner in the Sukkah. Like 90% of the Jewish population, we had chicken. The other ten percent had brisket. It is very cozy, with a Sukkah that is 5.5 feet (1.6 meters) on a side. A table in the corner, two chairs at right [...]
And Ye Shall Dwell in Booths
The Bible tells us that “You shall live in booths seven days; all citizens in Israel shall live in booths, in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt (Lev. 23:42-43). This is a part of Succot, one [...]
I’ll see your challah…
… and raise you a challah. I’ve been wrestling with the consistency of my challah, and decided to make one by hand, rather than produce the dough from the bread machine. I am hoping for a softer “crumb.” Also, I discovered that, while it’s muscle intensive, making the dough by hand is not beyond me. [...]