The Rising Life

Now, lest you start getting all righteous and indignant on me, let it be known that I am well aware that there are actual species of living things that are truly endangered. The rhino for example is a wonderful animal that is almost extinct, as is the polar bear and the tiger . . . and of course, a child who goes to bed without being asked . . . also a relatively rare creature – I have heard rumor though that they found one deep in the amazon rainforest. Maybe, maybe not. But I digress. My original premise is that we owe it to the world to save our Challah. Now, I know that challah is not an endangered species, per se, at least not in our section of the planet, thank G-d, but a challah, anyw

Shavua Tov! It’s been a bit busy over here – excuse my absence! (I’m going to make up for it now with a really long post.) Bear with me as I organize my thoughts, it’s been a whirlwind! Just emerging from the blur that is Chanukah and having finished reading the book of Bereishit in shul today, the words ‘Chazak, Chazak*’ are ringing powerfully in my ears. I am aware that the concept of time has been hovering on the edges of my scattered brain, from the first day of Chanukah – and our blessing of “mi she’asah nissim la’avoteinu, bayamin hahem bizman hazeh” /”The One who made miracles for our anscestors – in those days – at this time”, through my many challah recipe testings, and bakings over