Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Passover prep, unbound [RECIPES]
By Judy Zeidler
Food plays an important role during Passover — from the six symbolic items on the seder plate to those foods avoided during the eight-day holiday, . . .
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Freedom starts with personal salvation
by Leonard Lee Buschel
Logan was a small Jewish neighborhood in North Philly. That’s were I was born, smack in the middle of the last . . .
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Passover planning
What It Is:
Passover, or Pesach, celebrates the Jewish exodus out of Egypt, aided by the Ten Plagues. The word “Passover” refers to the fact that . . .
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Matzah, the Bread of Sufficiency
Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Next Big Question...
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
The seder is all about questions. The evening starts with the famous four, asked by the youngest present, but if the seder is what it should be, it . . .
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Civil War Jews Who Weren’t Just Whistlin’ Dixie
by Dara Horn
At the Passover seder next Wednesday evening, our children will recite the traditional question, “How is this night different from all other . . .
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Diet Cycle — One Woman’s Journey to Get Off the Bike for Good
by Debi Pomerantz
One day, almost three years after the birth of my youngest child, I looked in the mirror. I hated what I saw. I had been carrying around “baby . . .
Thursday, April 2, 2009
A Seder Is Not a Seder Is Not a Seder…
by Ruth Broyde Sharone
My Passover odyssey began in 1991, when I decided to organize a community seder. It would be homemade affair in a rented room, with my children, . . .
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Making Songs Stick
By Jason Lipeles
When Mara Elena Arenson rolled her plastic crate of matzah, horseradish, tambourines and rhythm sticks into the preschool classroom at the . . .
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Our Bhutanese Seder
by Ron Leibow
Protected on all sides (except in the South) by the mighty Himalayas, and bounded by India, Nepal and Tibet, Bhutan is a small country about 200 . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Thinking Outside the Matzah Ball Box
By Orit Arfa
When the Israelites rushed out of Egypt, Pharaoh’s men on their heels, they hurriedly bundled their belongings, food included, to carry as much as . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Chicken and Duck Soup
by Chef Todd Aarons, Tierra Sur at Herzog Wine Cellars
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Exploding Knives, and Other Hazards of Kashering
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Let me just start by admitting that I probably didn’t really need to put the knife directly on my burner. But it was the first time in a very long . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
RECIPE: “Power” BBQ Brisket
Day 1: Prep time 30 minutes. Resting time 4-12 hours. Day 2: Prep time one hour. Cooking time approximately four hours. Resting time up to two . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
‘Power’ Brisket: Adding Barbecue Flavor for Pesach
by Alejandro Benes
My friend called from New York the other day. He wanted to get my recipe for smoked barbecue brisket so that he could make it for Passover. . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
RECIPE: Yemenite Charoset/Charoset Truffles
By Judy Zeidler
1 cup pitted, chopped dates, 1/2 cup chopped dried . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
RECIPE: Passover Baked Vegetable Stuffing
By Judy Zeidler
1/4 cup olive oil, 3 onions, finely . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
RECIPE: Judy’s Passover Roasted Chicken
By Judy Zeidler
3 tablespoons safflower or olive oil, 2 onions, thinly . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
RECIPE: The Fluffiest Matzah Balls
By Judy Zeidler
3 eggs, separated, About 1/2 cup water or chicken stock, 1 to 1 1/2 cups matzah . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
RECIPE: Judy’s Passover Chicken Soup
By Judy Zeidler
2 pounds chicken necks and gizzards, tied in cheesecloth, 4 large onions, . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
One-Pot Passover Dinner: Just the Recipe to Cut Costs
By Judy Zeidler
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
RECIPE: Flourless Chocolate and Pistachio Cake
by Barry Sayag, Tatti Boulangerie, Givatayim
2 eggs, 2 egg yolks, 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 1/2 pistachio nuts, coarsely . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Israel’s Melting Pot Is on The Stove, in the Oven
By Orit Arfa
As the melting pot of the Jewish people, Israel has produced a melting pot of Jewish and world cuisines. Through historical narratives, vibrant . . .
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
New Traditional Haggadot Reflect Freedom
by Ben Harris, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Why is this Passover different than all other Passovers? On most Passovers, it is the liberal Jewish denominations that seek to reinterpret the . . .
