Sweet Plant-based Butternut Squash Spread With Apple Slices – The Jewish Food Hero Kitchen
This sweet plant-based butternut squash spread with apple slices from the Jewish Food Hero Kitchen is lovely on challah. It is also delicious served alongside fresh apple slices or raw vegetables sliced into crunchy strips. The spread is just sweet enough from the natural sugars in the butternut squash and apples. Traditional Squash Spread Recipes […]
Modern and Beautiful Place Cards For Rosh Hashanah
Finally, modern and beautiful place cards for Rosh Hashanah. Last year, I made Passover name cards and they are a popular download in the Jewish Food Hero shop. I heard from many readers that they loved them so…. I decided to make Rosh Hashanah name cards. These place cards are beautiful and practical. They add […]
Twice Baked Sweet Potato Tzimmes – Jewish Food Hero Kitchen
A new twist on classic tzimmes: a twice baked sweet potato tzimmes version. Tzimmes (sometimes spelled tsimmes) is a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish sweet stew typically made from carrots and dried fruits such as prunes or raisins, often combined with other root vegetables. Tzimmes is often part of the Rosh Hashanah meal, when it is traditional […]
7 Facts That Nobody Told You About Hunger in Israel
For Rosh Hashanah this year, I wanted to make a donation to an Israeli focused on alleviating hunger for Israel’s most vulnerable. I did a search online and very quickly found Yad Ezra V’Shulamit. a humanitarian organization in Israel which helps needy families overcome poverty. I wanted to learn more about hunger in Israel […]
What’s On Your Rosh Hashanah Playlist, Maya Ross?
“ What’s on Your Holiday Playlist” is a recurring feature where I ask one woman to create a holiday inspired soundtrack for us. This Rosh Hashanah, I asked Maya Ross to build a Rosh Hashanah mood for us. I met Maya in January 2018 when she came to Cambodia during her gap year. She volunteered […]
What’s On Your Rosh Hashanah Playlist, Jennifer Elsner?
What’s on your playlist is a recurring feature where I ask one woman to create a holiday inspired soundtrack for us. This Rosh Hashanah, I asked Jennifer Elsner to build a Rosh Hashanah mood for us. Jennifer is a multidisciplinary artist, and creator of Inquiry Pop-up — a vacay meets salon meets dinner party, for […]
Rosh Hashanah Centering Prayers (+ Printable Prayer Cards)
I was in a session with a psychotherapy client and she told me something that is feeling good to her lately. She had been working with a 3 sentence mantra for the past month and it was having a positive impact on her life. I cannot tell you the mantra because that belongs to her. […]
7 Rosh Hashanah Gifts that Women Actually Love
When I give a woman a gift, I want her to feel special. My hope is that she will love what I have chosen for her and that the item will be one of her favorite things. For a Rosh Hashanah gift this year, I have 7 ideas that women will love. When I […]
7 Rosh Hashanah Gifts That Children Love
Last Passover, I had the honor of being invited to share the seder with a lovely family in Melbourne, Australia. There were so many wonderful elements of the seder and one in particular that made my daughter feel very special. The hostess prepared a “present bag” for each child at the seder. This made me […]