Celebrate Israel Closer to Home
May 5, 2005
Here are my top 10 tips for celebrating Israel Independence Day:
Donna Gordon Blankinship
Creative Chuppahs Are Labor of Love
November 11, 2004
Nancy Goldov says the chuppah cost a few hundred dollars to make, but is now considered a priceless family heirloom. She is having a quilt made for their bed that mimics the design of the tree. Someday she may change the chuppah in some way to signify their children.
Create a Bridal Look That’s Made for You
November 11, 2004
Both brides were beautiful and the dress was a focal point each time, thanks to the loving restoration work by dressmaker Camila Sigelmann, who made it possible for Amee Huppin Sherer to be married in Grandma Marian Huppin\’s 1925 wedding gown.
Seattle Reform Camp Gets L.A. Support
May 27, 2004
The Kalsman-Levy family has donated $5 million to the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) to buy the property for a new camp in Washington state. Camp Kalsman, named for grandparents Lee and Irving \”Red\” Kalsman, will become the movement\’s 13th camp in North America.
Adding Mitzvah Multiplies Simcha
May 13, 2004
Sometimes the smallest details are the ones that make the biggest impression.
Zen and the Art of Homemade Gefilte Fish
April 1, 2004
I added a new experience to my Passover preparation last year. In addition to counting the haggadahs, practicing the Four Questions with my daughter, inviting guests, shopping and cleaning the house, I made gefilte fish from scratch for the first time ever.
Neither my mother nor any of my grandmothers had felt the need to initiate me into the gefilte fish sorority, even though I know they all had this experience. After trying it myself for the first time, I think I may have a good idea why they decided not to pass on this tradition. I went in with blind and irrational optimism after watching the instructor at a cooking class make it look so easy. Here\’s what I learned.
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