New Year of the Trees

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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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Matza Ball Soup

Matzah Ball soup is a Passover favorite that can be enjoyed any time of year. Passover commemorates the Israelites' exodus out of Egypt. The eight day holiday is steeped in tradition and delicious…

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Simchat Torah

Have you ever been to a simcha? A simcha is a celebration. So if you have ever been to a wedding, birthday party, bar mitzvah, or any other celebration, you've been to a simcha. There is a Jewish…

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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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Passover Symbols

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

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The Fifth Plague: Plague on Livestock

Ex 9:3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous…

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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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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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Passover In Egypt: Did the Exodus Really Happen?

This question has puzzled biblical scholars, archeologists and all those interested in solving one of the Old Testament's most intriguing mysteries.

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Hag Sameach. Dry Bones Chanukkah

Dry Bones Chanukkah

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Happy Purim!

Happy Purim!

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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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Passover Pineapple Crumble

Matzo meal makes a perfect crumble topping for a fruity dessert to round out the Passover meal. Serves: 8 or more 16-ounce can unsweetened crushed pineapple, lightly drained 2 medium pears or apples,…

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The First Plague - Plague of Blood

The First plague: Waters in the river turned into blood. Exo 7:15

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The Tenth Plague: Death of the First Born

Exo 12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying: In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household;

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