Esther D. Kustanowitz
Nephew Gil and the Mystery of the Missing Challah
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When my nephew Gil was 3, the first night of Passover fell on a Saturday night. This meant that the house had to be free of all leavened bread before we lit Shabbat candles on Friday night, even though it was - technically - not yet Passover. If you think this is complicated for adults, you should...
Going "Off the Record" for the High Holy Days
Posted by Esther D. Kustanowitz | Tags: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
This article originally appeared in the NY Jewish Week. It usually happens at social gatherings. Someone says, "I've got an unbelievable story for you." I take out pen and paper and begin writing. Then, at the most interesting part, the person stops and says "you're not going to write...
Vayetze Baby Wars - G-dcast
Posted by Esther D. Kustanowitz | Tags: Sefer Bereshit, Vayetze
Earlier this year, I recorded a G-dcast on Parshat Vayetze. What's a G-dcast? G-dcast: a weekly cartoon about the story Jews are reading in the Torah right now. A different writer tells the parsha in 4 minutes: some are stories, others are country songs or hip hop! Then we animate it. Whether...
