27 March 2023
Passover is the time for celebrating our freedom, but until you sit down to your seder, the atmosphere can be one of anxiety and stress. This year I’ll hosting our immediate and extended family for the holiday. My parents have already arrived, and my daughter and son are coming from Canada with their family and girlfriend. I can’t wait to give my granddaughter the hugs and kis...
15 April 2020
This week women around the world are uniting together in baking challah and performing the meaningful mitzvah of hafrashat challah - one of the 3 mitzvot specifically given to women. As we add each of the ingredients and kneed the dough which will become our challah for Shabbat, we take this special opportunity to pray to Hashem for all of the blessings we desire for our families, our h...
5 April 2020
Growing up in a Moroccan home, I have fond memories of going from house to house on Mimona night celebrating with family and friends. Its an upbeat evening filled with happiness celebrating the end of Pesach, the return of eating chametz and recognizing all the blessings and abundance in life.
Over the years, my kids have come to look forward to the fun filled post Pesach celebration. This ...
9 March 2017
This article originally appeared in "Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller"
Tu B'Shvat is behind us and now Purim is also in the rearview mirror. Just over the horizon, Pesach is peeking through - and it will be here before we know it. Now's the time to start planning for the Pesach Seder.
The Seder is the kickoff to the weeklong holiday of Pesach. It's...
2 March 2017
As the Pesach holyday approaches, the panic and stress starts to build. The cleaning, the shopping, the menus, the cooking and of course the baking. And let's not forget the thought of hosting so many people ...
But with a bit of planning and organization, all gets done without the stress.
I look forward to pre Pesach preparations and I take this time to organize our home. The...