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	Newest Articles Earth Talk Our "Earth Talk" column looks at alternatives to traditional fertilizers and other chemicals typically used on golf courses. In case you're considering what beverage to serve to accompany those recipes, the topic of our new "Earth Talk" column is organic wine. Food Rebecca Ets-Hokin offers recipes for a post-Shabbat service meal the night before the Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Want to spice up your summer dining? Rebecca Ets-Hokin entices with her recipes for Cold Coconut Curry Soup, Diced Fresh Tuna in Martini Glasses, and Grilled Baby Lamb Chops with Pomegranate Glaze. Louise Fiszer offers some tantalyzing tastes of Israeli street fare in her recipe article. This year, the holiday of Shavuot is celebrated on May 23. To find out what it is all about, read this article by Yosef I. Abramowitz and Rabbi Susan Silverman and try these Shavuot Dairy Delicacies Recipes. Chef Rebecca Ets-Hokin tell us how to "give the planet a break" with her meatless recipes. In honor of Israel Independence Day, celebrated on April 24, try Joni Schockett's delicious Israeli recipes, or Jill Suzanne Jacob's craft project with your children—baking a cake with decorated with a map of Israel—and read Yossi Abramowitz and Susan Silverman's questions and answers about why Israel is important to us. We can always use some good recipes to spice up our seders. Here are two articles from Joni Schockett that share Passover classics: Matzah Ball Soup, Kugel, and more. Read Joni Schockett's article for tips on how to decorate and fill those lovely gift baskets that are a wonderful Purim tradition. Travel Want to experience the revival of Jewish culture in Eastern Europe? Ruth Gruber's newly updated travel guide can tell you where to go. And here are Gruber's Top Ten Sites to visit. Forty years ago, in June, Israel's Six Day War ended in what may have seemed like a total victory. Now reappraisals offer more nuanced perspectives. Here's one by Leslie Susser. Health Purim is the one day in which Jews are permitted to drink to excess, and Ilene Springer takes the opportunity to remind us of the health benefits of drinking wine—but only in moderation. -Top- [ Home ] [ Culture ] [ Families ] [ Jewish Celebrations ] [ Lifestyles ] [ Sign up for our e-letter ] [ Refer This Site ] [ Privacy Policy ] [ About Us ] [ Site Map ] [ Contact Us ] [ Yossi's blog @ peoplehood.org ] Copyright 1996-2007 Jewish Family & Life! All Rights Reserved.