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Spinach Matzo Balls

Editor's note: This recipe is part of Susie Fishbein's Tricolor Matzo Ball soup.Due to the high water content of fresh spinach, these matzo balls may be a little harder to roll than the other two…

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A Meditation in Time

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Colossians 4:5

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Purim Time!

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Why White on Yom Kippur

People like to wear things that to show how special holidays are to them. The same is true regarding Biblical Holidays. One of the colors traditionally worn by Jews during Yom Kippur is white. This…

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Gertrude Luckner

Gertrud Luckner was born in the year 1900 in Liverpool.

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Honey Cake

Honey CakeHoney Cake is a traditional food for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, to bring a "sweet" new year. I wanted to make a vegan honey cake this year, but given that honey isn't technically…

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Giving Thanks for the Miracle of Survival

(CNN) - ...almost 70 years after his village in Poland was liberated by the Soviet army, Leon Gersten is meeting the man who is the Oskar Schindler of his own life: Czeslaw Polziec. ... Polziec is…

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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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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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Purim Grogger

This is one of our green crafts that reuse household objects and turn them into symbolic or ritual objects for the Jewish holidays. On Purim, we shake groggers when the name Haman (the bad guy) is…

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Mr. Shuldig and his dog Doobie

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Potato Pancake

Potato pancakes are shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, flour and egg, often flavored with grated onion or garlic and seasoning. Potato pancakes may be topped with a variety of…

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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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Mushroom Matza Farfel Pie

Ingredients:• 1 tsp seasoned salt (you could use less)• 1 cup hot water (I'll use a little veggie bouillon next time)• 1 box (1 pound) matzo farfel• 3 Tbsp broth for sauteeing• 1 cup finely chopped…

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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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