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Sharona Margolin Halickman

May 8, 2025, 12:08 AM

How are Milk and Honey Kosher?

In Parshat Kedoshim, Vayikra 20:22-24 we read about Israel being the Land of Milk and Honey: You shall keep My statutes and all of My laws and observe them so that you will not be expelled by the Land to...

Apr 24, 2025, 7:10 PM

Food for Thought (Shemini, Covenant & Conversation)

The second half of Exodus and the first part of Leviticus form a carefully structured narrative. The Israelites are commanded to construct a Sanctuary. They carry out the command. This is followed by an account of sacrifices to be...

Apr 24, 2025, 6:49 AM

Obsessions: Why Are We So Obsessed?

I don’t know why, but I’m obsessed with writing these blogs. Something is burning inside me—a message that insists on coming out. And maybe that’s the starting point: obsession. It drives people to create, to protect, to destroy. It can fuel purpose—or plunge...

Apr 18, 2025, 3:35 PM

Reflections – Kosher Curry with a Shoehorn

Keeping kosher and Shabbat on the road is no small feat, but it’s led me to have special moments so amusing, irreverent, and occasionally inspiring that I look back on them with deep fondness. For anyone religious or meticulous about...

Apr 11, 2025, 2:45 PM

From Animal Tears to Kosher Truths

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Born an Animal Lover: How a Childhood Passion Found Peace in Kosher Living From the moment I could walk, I was in love with animals. Not the kind of love people sometimes casually claim, but a deep, soul-aching love—the kind that...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Aug 30, 2024, 8:15 PM

Milk and meat products in the Jewish diet

Without the endless details The Torah gives advice and instructions. Some rules are for people in general, some especially or only for Jews. The Torah permits and forbids the consumption of certain animals by Jews. And Jews are forbidden to eat blood of...

Michael Zoosman

Jul 6, 2024, 3:25 PM

Why the Spirit of the Law Should Prevail: A Cautionary Personal Tale

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. – Viktor E. Frankl Content warning: This essay briefly describes a suicide attempt. If you or...

Apr 14, 2024, 2:40 PM

In Defense of a Kitniot-Free Passover

Rarely are the streets and people of Israel more energetic and alive than in the weeks leading up to Passover. The main staples of the holiday -- matzoth and wine -- are stacked from floor to ceiling in all...

Mar 29, 2024, 11:16 AM

Nothing but rare if eating meat

Though God had already told Noah to stay off any bloody meat even upon permitting him – not demanding, though – to kill animals for food, this weekly Torah portion (like the previous one and two others to come)...

Mar 11, 2024, 11:01 PM

A knife to Canadian Jews

A Harp seal pup lays on an ice floe March 27, 2008 in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in Canada. (JOE RAEDLE / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP)

The blocking of kosher slaughter is one of the most severe blows ever dealt to the community – and it's unquestionably antisemitic

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