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My Go-To Challah Recipe
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rebekah Lowin Shomorony (@rebekahlowin) Without further ado (after years of ado), here it is: my mostly traditional, mostly fail-proof, classic challah recipe. This miiight just be my most asked-about tutorial—and seeing…
How to Decorate Challah With Edible Paint
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rebekah Lowin (@rebekahlowin) Painting challah is delightfully meditative, it’s surprisingly easy, and it’s a fun way to spruce up your go-to recipe and a standard braid without having to learn any…
Mezuzah Cookies
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rebekah Lowin Shomorony (@rebekahlowin) Little mezuzah cookies! Which I toted along to my brother and sister-in-law’s beautiful new home last week. Maybe not as useful as bread and salt. But certainly…
Matzah Monsters
There are authentic Passover recipes, and then there’s…whatever this is. Either my creative peak or my absolute rock bottom. Honestly, I’m not sure. But before you write this off as a kid-friendly project – for the record, I did not…
Chocolate Chip Almond Flour “Afi-cookie”
Is it possible to marry a cake? Asking for a ME. Because I gave Molly Yeh’s Passover-friendly, almond flour chocolate chip cookie cake a test-run on Friday morning, and it was downright phenomenal, and a lifelong commitment is not out…
Star of David Cupcake Toppers
I’ll save you a little time today: These starry toppers can be made by piping melted chocolate onto a piece of parchment paper, waiting for it to set, and then peeling off the final designs. That’s it! That’s the whole…
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Hi! I’m Rebekah—editor by day, blogger by night, mom by always. And this, as you may have gathered, is my blog. Here, I share whimsical Jewish holiday ideas, original DIY projects, sophisticated table decorations, and traditional-with-a-twist recipes. I started posting on this site (and my corresponding Instagram) in 2019, and though it’s fair to say that the main focus remains “crafty things,” it’s since evolved into a wider reflection of all of the beautiful parts of life that I think are worth sharing and celebrating: snapshots of daily walks, just-right playlists, musings on life, and every other moment of meaning or . . .
