Sukkot is, par excellence, the holiday on our calendar that most highlights the mitzvah of hosting guests, hachnasas orchim. Our sukkah should be like the

The meaning of this famous phrase that is said among others in the Birkat Hachodesh, the blessing for the new month that we say before

Gabe, which wines are you having this year for the four cups? I am asked this question every year, countless times. Does it really matter?

As I write these few words, the war on Hamas and Hezbollah is in its seventh week. Klal Yisrael has responded with an outpouring of

This year, Sukkot presents us with somewhat of a culinary and vinous dilemma. Over these recent weeks, we’ve witnessed a bit of a roller coaster

As 5783 comes to a close, so does the harvest season for many wineries, marking yet another remarkable year of growth for kosher wine in

While Pesach is officially Chag Ha’Aviv, the Holiday of the Spring, few people take the theme into consideration when choosing their wines. The truth is,

Passover celebrates the Jewish people’s redemption from slavery in Egypt. However, we are not free of obligations. The purpose of breaking free from Pharaoh was

Every year, as is probably the case in many Jewish homes, my dear wife Yael and I discuss what to include in our mishloach manot

Let’s first address the title of this writeup. If anyone is gifted, it’s the winemakers who make the delicious wines. With that said, these are

With Rosh Hashanah coming around and the constant reminders about self-introspection, we look at the source for all that is true and good for the

For many, if not all of us, quite frankly, Shabbat and Yom Tov are not only great mitzvos; they require both spiritual and material preparation.