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Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, There is a well-known Mechilta that describes the events of the splitting of the Red Sea, (read this Shabbat being the seventh day of Pesach) in a striking manner. In expounding the iconic phrase in the Song of the Sea, זה אלי ואנוהו “This is my God and I will extol Him”: R. Eli...

A Bisl Torah — Training Wheels Take off your training wheels. You will most likely fall. But you just might fly. Image by Ray Marsh from Pixabay We took the training wheels off of Henry’s bicycle. He hasn’t perfected his riding skills with the training wheels, but he insisted. Henry wants to ride like the big kids and didn’t hesitate jumping on as soon as the wheels were removed. Did he magically start riding? Not even close. A few falls, some bruises. Huge smiles and an eagerness to keep trying. I found myself envious and encouraged by his tenacity. Why does a five year ...

A Spice of Life: We can hardly believe Passover is almost upon us again. And just like last year, we’re bringing all the Seder essentials to you. Passover is a time to come together and celebrate as a community, and while we still can’t gather in person, we are blessed to be able to share this lovingly-prepared meal with you. We’ve got everything you need for your Seder plate (because for SOME reason there’s still no option for “ceremonial shank bone” on Instacart) and our chefs are whipping up some of our families’ favorite Passover recipes to bring a memorable touch to your Se...

As the saying goes “Don’t buy green tomatoes?Or is it Green Bananas? However for older people its more like”Will I ever?” It just gets harder. Will I ever go to visit my wonderful son and his wife all the grandchildren in the UK?  Will I ever see my granddaughter who lives with her husband in Australia? I am fortunate to have my eldest son and his family, including grand children and great grandchildren as well as really close friends, in Israel.  As an only child,  those whom I know from my earliest years here especially the daughters of  Yehuda and Nitza Bassevitch  whom I also...

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