New Year of the Trees

churchill big Happy Tu BeShvat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees. Tu BeShevat 2021 begins in the evening of Wednesday, January 27 and ends at sundown on Thursday, January 28.

Potato and Apple Latkes (Pancakes)

Potato and Apple Pancakes We topped these potato-apple latkes (pancakes) with a dollop of sour cream but they're also delicious with unsweetened applesauce.

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Hag Sameach. Dry Bones Chanukkah

Dry Bones Chanukkah

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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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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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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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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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Israeli Jets Foil Attack

Israeli fighter jets carried out airstrikes in Syria

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Sweet Potato Kugel

SWEET POTATO KUGEL(From No Cholesterol Passover Recipes, by Debra Wasserman)Serves 12. Ingredients:• 6 small sweet potatoes, peeled and grated• 3 apples, peeled and grated• 1 cup raisins• 1 cup matzo…

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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 Meditation in Time

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

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The Untouched Oil

To say that life was hard for the residents of the Lower East Side was to do them an injustice. The streets of New York were not paved with gold, as they had been led to believe. The streets'…

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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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The Eighth Plague: Locusts

Exo 10:3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may…

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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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Vegetarian Kishke

Ingredients:• 6 small sweet potatoes, peeled and grated• 2 stalks celery, chopped• 2 carrots, grated• 2 onions, peeled and minced• 2 cups water• 1/4 cup vegetable broth• 4 cups matzo meal• 1…

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