As Halloween approaches this year (conveniently on Shabbat, so we’ll be home having dinner when all the kids come a knockin’ on the door), I’ve been sick for a few days. On Sunday however, for a couple of hours at…

Hi. It’s Molly again! I like when Aaron lets me blog.

I had a really busy weekend so far, and I’ve made a bunch of friends.

First, we went over to Jeff and Erica’s for Shabbat dinner – I…

(if the video doesn’t show up for you, this is best viewed at http://averbuch.net/2008/04/03/video-mainstream-jewish-services-are-so-boring/)

Compared to Beth Shalom of Chicago’s that is (check out the video below – it is well worth watching all of it)… it’s…

While Purim is the next major Jewish holiday (tonight in fact), it seems to be never too early to start thinking about Passover (Pesach) and the rules surrounding it. In the past, I’ve always had a series of