As holidays go, we’re most accustomed to seeing countdowns at Christmastime. However, the days between Early* and Latter Firstfruits (Shavuot) are known as the “Counting of the Omer” (Omer is an old Hebrew word for “sheaves,” so it’s the “counting of the sheaves.”) and we’re meant to count these days! The Bible says, in Leviticus […]
How to Organize Your Life #21: Holiday Plans
Updated Sep. 22, 2019. Originally published May 7, 2013. If you’re just stumbling across this, please click here for the other posts in the series. Plan Once, Celebrate Yearly The idea behind the holiday portion of our organization is the same as creating routines: much of our planning is usually the same, so it’s silly […]
Passover – Easy Lamb Dish {recipe}
Tomorrow is Passover. (Well, “tomorrow” begins this evening at sunset.) For some reason I can’t quite wrap my head around, Jews do not generally eat lamb at Passover anymore. But as lamb is one of the key elements of the Passover meal that was actually instituted by God and is a requirement for the keeping […]
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