This past weekend, I had the pleasure of spending Shabbes with my rebbe and mentor, R’ Michael Skobac [1] and his charming wife, Chashi. R’ Skobac is Master Po to my Grasshopper. (R’ Skobac and I SO don’t look like this!) Shabbes dinner featured a spelt/camut challah that was out of this world! He was kind [...]
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R’ Michael Skobac’s Healthy Challah for Dummies!
Posted in Cooking, Culture, Faith, Food, Friends, Health, Inspiration, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kosher, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, My Life, People, Recipes, Reviews, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged cooking, Culture, Faith, Food, Friends, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, kosher, Life, Lifestyle, Recipes, Style, Thoughts, Toronto on March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Loonies I Have Lunched With (Part 3): Rendezvous at Sadie’s Diner & Juice Bar
Posted in Blogging, Community, Cooking, Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Food, Friends, Fun, Humour, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Opinion, People, Personal Observations, Relationships, Reviews, Silly, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, Writing, tagged blogging, cooking, Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Food, Friends, Fun, Opinion, People, Personal Observations, Reviews, Thoughts, Toronto, Writing on March 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
If I ever need to set up a quick, informal yet special rendezvous with someone near and dear to me, I choose Sadie’s Diner & Juice Bar in downtown Toronto. Sadie’s is on the northwest corner of Portland and Adelaide streets. One block east of Bathurst and two blocks south of Queen Street West. My [...]
Loonies I Have Lunched With (Part 1): Souvlaki Headrest
Posted in Cooking, Culture, Friends, Fun, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, People, Personal Observations, Silly, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged cooking, Culture, Food, Friends, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, People, silly, Style, Thoughts, Toronto on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Many years ago, when I worked at a law office in downtown Toronto, I had a friend with whom I would love to lunch. I am using the word lunch here as a verb because when it came to my friend, lunch was not just a noun. It was definitely not a thing. With him, [...]
Partners in Torah
Posted in Community, Culture, Education, Faith, Fun, History, Inspiration, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kosher, Law, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Opinion, People, Personal, Personal Observations, Relationships, Religion, Reviews, Spirituality, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged Community, Culture, Education, Faith, Inspiration, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, People, Religion, Reviews, Spirituality, Thoughts on February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago, I signed up with a program called Partners in Torah. It is run by that fabulous adult Jewish education organization, Aish HaTorah. [1] The premise is quite simple. People who, for various reasons, cannot get together with a study partner to learn Torah, Jewish history, Hebrew, Talmud, Halacha (Jewish law), and [...]
Nanny Shortage Leads to ‘Nanny Poaching!’
Posted in Children, Community, Culture, Family, Friends, Health, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Opinion, Parenting, People, Personal Observations, Relationships, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged Children, Community, Culture, Family, Health, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Modern Culture, Musings, parenting, People, Relationships, Thoughts, Toronto on February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It is a sad day indeed when someone poaches your nanny. Let me say right off the bat that I’ve been extremely lucky with all of the nannies I’ve hired over the years for Exhibits One and Two when they were mere tots. Each one better than the next with not a clunker in the [...]
Bobover Bar Mitzvah!
Posted in Culture, Faith, Family, Inspiration, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kosher, Life, Lifestyle, Musings, My Life, Opinion, Religion, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged Community, Culture, Faith, Insights, Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, kosher, Life, Lifestyle, Musings, People, Religion, Thoughts, Toronto on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hot on the heels of the fabulous Bobover hasidic wedding I went to last month, I had the opportunity to attend, along with my beloved S.G., a bar mitzvah last weekend at the holy Congregation Chasedei Bobov in the Bathurst and Wilson area of The Heart of the Old World, in Toronto. It had been many years since [...]
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 [...]
Dr Laffa: Just What the Doctor Ordered!
Posted in Cooking, Culture, Entertainment, Family, Food, Friends, Fun, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kosher, Life, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Opinion, Personal, Personal Observations, Reviews, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged cooking, Culture, Family, Food, Friends, Fun, Israel, Israeli, Jew, Jewish, Jews, kosher, Life, Musings, Opinion, Reviews, Toronto on December 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I had the opportunity last night to go to Dr. Laffa, the kosher Israeli restaurant that serves wraps/sandwiches, kabobs, chicken shawarma, sabich, laffa, pita, traditional Iraqi kuba, etc. to hungry crowds of Torontonians. (The original Dr. Laffa location across the street from the present one) As for how this amazing place came to be, I can [...]
Tova’s Wedding!!
Posted in Culture, Family, Friends, Fun, History, Inspiration, Israel, Jews/Judaism, Kosher, Life, Love, Modern Culture, Musings, My Life, Opinion, Personal, Personal Observations, Relationships, Religion, Style, Thoughts, Toronto, tagged Culture, Faith, Friends, Fun, Inspiration, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, kosher, Life, Lifestyle, love, Personal, Relationships, Religion, Style, Thoughts, Weddings on December 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Monday December 5, 2011, SG and I had the great pleasure and honour of attending at the wedding in Toronto of our dear friends’ wonderful daughter, Tova, to a fine young gentleman, Yakov Zev. (Tova, her family and husband, Yakov Zev) Tova and I have been friends since she was a little girl. What [...]
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