meaningful ritual — Journal — Beth Ricanati, MD

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Challah for the road!

I woke up early Friday morning at home to make a double batch of challah specifically to take with us. I made it in the merit of those that I would be gifting it to. Since we were driving, it would be easy to transport the challah with us.

Elizabeth RicanatiSeptember 1, 2022braided stories, challah, cooking, meaningful ritual, rComment

A challah-day musing

Rituals are powerful in and of themselves. However, the power of a ritual can be further enhanced by elevating an ordinary ritual and making it extraordinary.

Elizabeth RicanatiDecember 24, 2021meaningful ritual, ritual, challah, turmericComment

Benefits of Ritual

I had never made bread before, and therefore didn’t appreciate how wonderful it is to get your hands sticky in a bowl of dough. It’s therapeutic, in fact.

Elizabeth RicanatiMarch 1, 2020meaningful ritual, braided stories, challah, wellness, food is medicineComment

A new perspective from our respective kitchen counters

Making challah has transformed me. I had not anticipated that it would transform others as well. People like Karen.

Elizabeth RicanatiDecember 13, 2019challah, braided stories, community, wellness, meaningful ritual, stress managementComment

Wellness on the Weekends: Rituals

Check out my conversation on Soul Food Salon’s Wellness on the Weekends this week, where we talk all things ritual!

Elizabeth RicanatiJuly 6, 2019challah, ritual, meaningful ritual, wellnessComment

The Three Challah Hacks You Didn't Know You Needed

Three challah hacks that I’ve learned from making challah with friends and strangers alike as I travel across the country to share my book and story:

Elizabeth RicanatiMarch 31, 2019challah, cooking, healthy lifestyle, meaningful ritualComment

Make Challah and Call Me in the Morning: One doc's simple prescription

Every Friday I make challah and I have written about how this has become my meaningful ritual.

Elizabeth RicanatiSeptember 25, 2018challah, house calls for wellness, meaningful ritual, bread, cooking, healthy lifestyleComment

Apr 27, 2023

Braided Stories - One

Making challah with my hands and then sharing the product with someone is a gift unto itself. I call it “Challah Diplomacy”. Sometimes challah diplomacy requires a bit of divine intervention…or at least a thoughtful Uber driver, to make it happen!

Sep 1, 2022