There is something about autumn that always piques a feeling of wanderlust. The long summer nights are beginning to give way to crisp cool autumn mornings and each gust of wind carries with it the scent of adventure. Sometimes just closing your eyes and letting yourself imagine where that breeze would take you…Somewhere steeped in ...
Hello dear readers, More than any other holiday, Sukkot is the one that makes me feel a little nostalgic. That’s because when we start to dig out the Sukkot poles and walls from the basement, I also find the airtight box of sukkah decorations. Inside the box are the sukkah decorations from last year and ...
Hello dear readers, One of my favorite parts of Sukkot is decorating the sukkah. Every year we dig out all the old sukkah decorations from the giant box where we keep it during the year, and even though the old decorations should be enough to fill the entire sukkah, we always find room for new ...
Hello dear readers, What is your favorite time of the year to travel? Some people like a good summer vacation, when all the kids are off from school and the family can travel together. Some prefer a winter trip, around Chanukah time, when they can leave the snow behind and enjoy a warm environment when ...
Hello dear readers, Have you decided to get away for a kosher Sukkot vacation? If so, congratulations! In my experience, it’s been a fun and relaxing experience, and I can’t wait to get away again this year! As a friendly reminder, Sukkot this year starts Sunday night, October 13th, so mark your calendars. This year, ...
Hello dear readers, If you’ve read this blog before, you’ll know that I love to travel. Sometimes I will travel for work, and sometimes just for fun, but either way I’ve always found it important to have a small travel suitcase ready to go. Inside I have the essentials packed: clothes for three days, three ...
Thinking of embarking on a Kosher Sukkot Vacation? Check out last year’s photos from the Grand Hotel Palazzo Della Fonte to see what kind of luxury accommodations you can expect from one of the world’s leading hotels. Enjoy views from the Terraza overlooking the picturesque town of Fiuggi. Enjoy the beautiful countryside while swimming ...
Hello dear readers, As many of my readers may know by now, I love to travel. When I travel, I always find myself making connections. Sometimes those connections are literal, like when I had only 45 minutes to make a connecting flight, and sometimes the connections are fairly obvious, like when I see Colorado Boulevard ...
Hello dear readers, When it comes to the holidays, it often feels like pesach is a holiday of knowing. There is an emphasis on teaching at the seders, and it’s a time to explain and to sing and to relate and to praise and to ask. On the other hand, sukkot feels more like a ...
Hello dear readers, Sukkot is one of my favorite holidays, and one of the reasons why is all the time to spend with family. True, there’s a lot of family time in the previous holidays of Tishrei, but Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur just have a different feel to them, you know? During those holidays ...
