4 Myths About Pesach Halacha

Hello dear readers, I got an email last week from a reader named Ayelet P. about my quinoa recipe from last year: Hey Ariella love the blog! The recipes are great, where do you get them do you invent them or what? Also I just tried the Spicy Quinoa recipe and it was great!!! But ...

What to Know About Sukkot

Sukkot is “the time of joy.”  It follows Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, holidays of intense self-reflection, repentance and atonement.  The joy reflects the spiritual state attained upon completion of the Ten Days of Atonement, as well as the physical satisfaction in reaping the harvest, and celebrating the results of hard work and effort. The ...

WHEN IN ROME….

You might be surprised to know that almost 22 centuries ago, Rome became the first European city where Jews lived.  Although most of the Jewish sites in Rome are in or around the Jewish Quarter, also known as the Jewish Ghetto, many of the common attractions outside the Quarter, including the Colosseum and Titus Arch, ...

A Tuscany Travel Guide for Passover Travelers

Tuscany offers a beautiful landscape for travelers from all walks of life. Some like to take a step back in time and follow the footsteps of history, while others simply enjoy the picturesque countryside and bask in the beauty and culture of the area. For Jewish travelers, there are many attractions that you simply can’t miss ...

Scholar Spotlight: Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau

Leisure Time Tours is excited to announce that Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau will be the Scholar in Residence for this year’s Passover vacation at the California Park Hotel in Forte dei Marmi. Anyone who has ever wondered what it would be like to spend Passover with Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau now has the opportunity to ...