You can still be a great cook during this difficult time, even though some items are hard to come by. I was able to order veal shanks from my local meat market.

Back in the day, my growing sons gave me plenty of excuses for knitting... just one... more... sweater... But now the boys are all grown up and busy with their classes at our beloved hometown school—the University of Michigan (Go Blue!).

In spite of the miraculous and awe-inspiring story it serves to remind us of, the novelty of matzah does tend to wear off pretty quickly. Luckily, thousands of years of Jewish culinary experimentation has culminated in the invention of this time-honored Passover-workaround—the Kosher for Passover dinner roll.

There is so much to be grateful for during the holiday season. But what can compare with the fact that chocolate is Kosher for Passover?

He told our ancestors to eat “in haste,” with our bags packed, and our sandals strapped on. So we ate alone in our homes, with a terrifying plague just outside our doors.

Sound familiar?

No matter how you define G-d—as a loving parent, a cosmic force, nature, or something too mysterious to name—He certainly has our attention right now.


We all get used to seeing the world from our own perspective. But if it's only from that one viewpoint, is it really accurate? Wouldn't it be better to see the world from as many angles as possible?

In both art and life, there are times where we're called to join. But there are also times when we need to forge ahead on a brand new path.