Fruit Soup
Refreshing for a summer seuda shlishit/shalosh seudos (the Third Meal of Shabbos) or anytime! Ingredient amounts are approximate; you can adjust the amount of fruit to whatever you happen to have in your fridge....
Oorah Spirit
Ve’eschanan: Believe it or not
July 20th marks the 44th anniversary of man’s first step on the moon. Imagine if you had been part of Neil Armstrong’s crew, heard him say the famous words, “One small step for man,...
Lost in translation
Here’s a little vignette from this week at TheZone that Artscroll siddur users can appreciate: Two young campers were learning with their TorahMate one afternoon. One of the girls asked her TorahMate, “what does...
French Onion Soup
This recipe, perfect for the Nine Days before Tisha B’Av when we don’t eat meat, comes from Oorah’s talented creative marketer, Mrs. Barker. Ingredients: 5 large Spanish onions, halved and sliced 3 Tbsp. mild...
Coming Up! TorahMates Retreats at TheZone
“It was an unforgettable lifetime experience” … “life changing” … “It was an incredible experience bonding with so many great women from so many different backgrounds all seeking and striving at their level. The...
Parshas Balak: The School of Abraham and the School of Balaam
In Parshas Balak we encounter the enigmatic case of the wicked prophet Balaam. The very idea of a wicked prophet raises obvious questions. Perhaps the most basic question is how can a person who...
Perfect Knaidlach
It was not long ago that the spelling bee in New York was won with the word “knaidel.” We were surprised to discover, in subsequent news reports, that a large majority of Americans, including...
