This Wednesday night, March 7, marks the beginning of the Jewish festival of Purim, commemorating the events of the biblical Book of Esther in ancient Persia (now Iran). The wicked Persian premier, Haman, plotted to wipe out all the Jews (sound familiar?) but was ultimately thwarted. Purim falls into the “they tried to kill us, [...]
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Quick & Easy Purim Hamantashen
Posted in Community, Cooking, Culture, Faith, Food, Fun, History, Holidays, Inspiration, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kids, Kosher, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, People, Recipes, Religion, Spirituality, Style, tagged Children, Community, cooking, Culture, Faith, Food, Fun, History, Holidays, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Kids, kosher, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, People, Recipes, Religion, Spirituality, Style on March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just in Time for Valentine’s Day: The Science Behind the Kiss!
Posted in Community, Fashion, Friends, Fun, Holidays, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Love, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Nature, Personal, Personal Observations, Psychology, Relationships, Research, Science, Sex, Silly, Style, Thoughts, tagged Friends, Holidays, Humor, love, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Opinion, Personal, Psychology, Relationships, Research, science, Sex, Thoughts on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Sheril Kirshenbaum [1], science writer and author of the recent book, The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us, sheds light on exactly what goes on biologically when we lock lips. Kissing basically “acts like a drug by stimulating the natural chemicals in our bodies, yet unlike other [...]
A Latkarrific Sufganiyotastic Hanukah in Toronto!
Posted in Culture, Education, Family, Food, Friends, Fun, Holidays, Inspiration, Jews/Judaism, Kids, Life, Love, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Parenting, Personal, Personal Observations, Relationships, Religion, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged Culture, Family, Food, Friends, Fun, Holidays, Inspiration, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, love, Musings, Relationships, Religion, Thoughts, Toronto on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As usual, I spent the Jewish Sabbath this past weekend in Toronto. This year, the Xmas holidays spilled over into the following Monday and Tuesday. Also, I was able to leave work very early Friday morning, so I had the good fortune to spend most of Hanukah in The Heart of the Old World! Woohoo! (Latkes [...]
Der Meshigineh Hint Meets His Match!
Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Family, Friends, Fun, Holidays, Humour, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kids, Life, Love, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Parenting, Personal, Personal Observations, Relationships, Silly, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged Culture, Dogs, Family, Friends, Fun, Hanukah, Holidays, Home, Humor, Jewish, Jews, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Pets, Relationships on December 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
OK… Right off the bat, introductions of sorts are in order. The Cast of Characters Exhibit One: My daughter, 22-year-old university graduate, planning to make aliyah (i.e. emigrate to Israel) in the very near future. T.A.: Exhibit One’s Israeli boyfriend from the seaside city of Ashdod (south of Tel Aviv). Surfer dude. In Canada for [...]
Santa’s Carbon Footprint (The Dark Side of Xmas)
Posted in Culture, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Fun, Health, Holidays, Humour, Life, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Nature, Opinion, Parody, Personal, Personal Observations, Rants, Research, Science, Style, Thoughts, tagged Christmas, Culture, Education, Environment, Fun, Holidays, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, Musings, Opinion, Research, Santa, science, Style, Thoughts, Xmas on December 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The enviro-geeks at Ethical Ocean have delved into the serious issue of Santa’s carbon footprint. Seen by millions as a jolly old soul, this bearer of gifts and muncher of cookies also has a dark side – a dark, polluting side that the environmental movement must address. For centuries we have allowed this to occur every single [...]
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