Birkat HaMazon iPhone App – iBirkat
By David Sigal, from appstudio This app came about from my realization that when people go to Shul to daven, they almost never pull out an electronic device. Back 8-9 years ago I remember seeing...
View ArticleBrachot – From Kayam Farm Kollel
Crossposted to Kayam Farm Kollel Blog Photo from Kayam Farm Shalom! My name is Joel Mosbacher, and I was the “Brachot captain” for week one of the Kollel here at Kayam Farm. I am a rabbi at Beth...
View ArticleBiblical Botany: A Torah Flora Tour
In his blog Torah Flora, Dr. Jon Greenberg shares his unique insights and vast knowledge on Judaism and plants (or as he more articulately puts it, “biblical ethnobotany”). Some of us had the chance...
View ArticleiMasoret iPhone App
By Samuel Eskenasy iMasoret is a new all-in-one Jewish tradition application. It serves as a vast info center that can accompany the user wherever they go. iMasoret includes all the siddur prayers...
View ArticleEarth Based Judaism – Reclaiming Our Roots, Reconnecting to Nature
Originally Published by ZEEK. Humanity’s current alienation from nature is unprecedented. As Wendell Berry explained in his seminal 1977 work The Unsettling of America, we are confronted with a...
View ArticleMy Interview About Judaism and Vegetarianism on Our Hen House’s Podcast
Cross-posted to heebnvegan My interview from earlier this month was featured on Our Hen House‘s podcast this weekend. We talked about Torah teachings about compassion for animals, how well Judaism and...
View ArticleBlessings of Satisfaction
Tuv Ha’aretz Reflections on Parshat Ekev, by Rabbi Marc Soloway The intuition to make some kind of blessing or prayer before eating, either traditional or spontaneous, transcends religions and...
View ArticleChasing the Carrot: Portland Tuv Ha’Aretz’s 2nd annual Jewish edible garden...
Last Sunday, July 25, 15 people gathered at Oregon’s Museum of Science and Industry for Portland Tuv Ha’Aretz’s 2nd annual Jewish edible garden bike tour. Portland is laid out in grids, like...
View ArticleHow My Dog Turned Me into a Vegetarian
Due to my son being an only child with little perspective on living with siblings- friendships, fights and loyalty, my husband and I adopted mans “best friend” with the hope it would become Jonah’s...
View ArticleA Kosher Chicken in Every Pot – Part 1
Wise Organic Pastures – The Processing Plant This Article is Cross-Posted on KosherEye.com Our Bubbie and “grand” Bubbies may have known how to make a famous roast chicken and of course, chicken...
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