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Building, Decorating and Dwelling in a Sukkah

Sukkot is a time of great rejoicing. There are at least three commands given by God in relationship to the Feast: the children of Israel are to 1) dwell in sukkot (booths), 2) gather the Four…

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Shavuot

Shavuot means weeks and it is one of the feasts of the LORD mentioned in the Torah.

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Baked Stuffed Zucchini

Ingredients:• 2 zucchini, cut in half lengthwise• small onion, finely chopped• 4 Tbsp tomato sauce• 1/2 tsp parsley• 1 clove garlic, chopped• 2 Tbsp matzo meal

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A Guide to Tashlich

On Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), there is a ceremony called Tashlich. Traditionally we go to the ocean (or a stream or river), pray, and then throw bread crumbs onto the water, for the fish can…

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Passover Symbols

A traditional Passover Seder plate has a combination of a total of six items.

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Vegan Challah with Raisins

Ingredients:2 packages dry yeast2 cups warm water (105°F-115°F)1/2 cup sugar, divided3 tablespoons flaxseed3/4 cup water

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This rich, nutty confection is soaked in a honey-citrus syrup, giving it a flavor much like baklava. For the best flavor, soak overnight, and serve chilled. IngredientsCake: • Cooking spray • 3/4 cup…

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Future Fulfillment

As with each of the other Fall Holy Days, with Sukkot we look forward with eager anticipation to the future fulfillment of this Feast. While exiled on the island of Patmos, the aged apostle Yochanan…

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Matza-rella Lasagna

Ingredients:• 3 matza squares• 4 egg whites• 1 can kosher tomato-mushroom sauce• salt, pepper, oregano, basil to taste• 8 oz. fatfree grated mozzarella• 8 oz. fatfree cottage cheese (or ricotta?)

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Israel's Independence Day

Out of the tears of the Shoah God birthed the modern nation of Israel. On May 14, 1948 David Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel an independent nation. Israel's Independence Day, Yom Ha-Atzmaut, is…

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Refugee "seder" tells modern day Passover stories

It was in Levinsky Park in South Tel Aviv eating matzah and charoset (traditional Passover food) with a group of non-Jewish men from Eritrea that I finally understood the meaning of Pesach (Passover).

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Above the Arctic Circle, a Cold War Rosh Hashana

It was early September 1956, the High Holidays were approaching, and Elihu Schimmel was in the Cold War's coldest theater.

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Vegan Baked Latkes

If anyone had told me there would be so many Latke recipes hitting the internet the first day of Hanukkah - Well let's just say I wouldn't have believed it. I had been looking forward to posting this…

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The Sixth Plague: Boils

Exo 9:8 And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

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What is a Dreidel Really?

Dreidels are often used to play a game around Hanukkah to win chocolate coins also known as gelt. It has four sides and each side has a Hebrew letter.

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