My husband is one of the most incredible sleepers I have ever known. He really is. And sleeping well is a wonderful thing, unless of course you’re the wife of an incredible sleeper and your husband keeps falling asleep and staying asleep on couches, chairs, and various other non-bed accoutrements, as opposed to going to […]
Experts Uncover Evidence of Ancient Jerusalem’s Destruction by the Babylonians Archaeologists excavating the City of David in Israel’s Jerusalem Walls National Park have uncovered charred wood, grape seeds, pottery, fish scales and bones and numerous rare artifacts that date back to the city’s demise at the hands of the Babylonians more than 2,600 years ago. […]
Dear JITC- There’s a new movie called “The Dark Tower” (based on a Stephen King book) about parallel worlds/alternate realities. Does such a thing exist in Jewish thought? -SciFi Junkie Dear SciFi- Thanks for your question. I haven’t read the “Dark Tower” series, and I don’t intend to see the film, but I am […]
Orthodox Jews make up over 15% of the living kidney donors in the U.S. who give their kidney to a complete stranger. Here are some of those stories. (This statistic is based on on data from the US Department of Health and Human Services and Renewal.)
Tisha B’Av – the ninth day of the month of Av – is usually the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, a day of fasting and mourning the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem, among other tragedies. But last year, our family’s Tisha B’Av was far from solemn. Late in June, my husband, Daniel, received […]
While the seuda hamafsekes (the final meal before the fast begins) consists of a piece of bread and an egg, eaten on the floor, a more substantial meal should be eaten first. Spaghetti squash, veggies and quinoa are delicious and healthy foods to load up on before the twenty-five hour fast. SPINACH CHEESE BITES dairy, Passover […]
