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Marriage Archives - Hands-On Jewish Holidays
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Saturday September 1st, 2012. What were the foods of love before chocolate? I was wondering about this as I began planning a meal in honor of the Aufruf for my brother and his fiancée. The Aufruf is a celebration that takes place in the synagogue the Shabbat before the wedding. The groom (and in egalitarian synagogues also the bride) is called up to an aliya. Aufruf in German means, to be called up. Sustenance is the means of maintaining life through nourishment and a livelihood. The basic staples of...
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Rosh Hashanah Archives - Hands-On Jewish Holidays
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Crypto-Jewish Rosh Hashanah Honey Cake. Monday September 7th, 2015. Photo by Lisa Stevens. Palma de Mallorca Photo by Andreas Schauer-Villanueva. Who serves a cake whose name means lard on Rosh Hashanah? The secret Jews of Mallorca have been surreptitiously celebrating with such a cake since 1492. Their signature confection is called. Derived from the Arabic. Fat), means lard in Catalan. Jews had brought this sweet to Spain long before the expulsion. S are traditionally served at Carnival, baked with por...
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Simchat Torah Archives - Hands-On Jewish Holidays
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Hebrew Cookies for Simchat Torah. Sunday October 4th, 2015. Simchat Torah is the celebration of the never-ending circle of Torah. One wonderful way to celebrate is by baking cookies in the shapes of the first word in the Torah. Simchat Torah services begin at sunset. The last chapter of Deuteronomy is read, followed by the first chapter of Genesis. This is the only time of the year that the Torah scrolls are removed from the ark at night. Adapted from Alton Brown. 3/4 teaspoon baking powder. Sweet Phyllo...
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Sukkot Archives - Hands-On Jewish Holidays
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A Romanian Sukkot Feast. Friday September 25th, 2015. Photo by Manidipa Mandal https:/ www.flickr.com/photos/rodosee/. Romania is blessed with rich earth and hot summers. When Sukkot is celebrated in the fall, the Romanian larder is rich with the summer harvest. Romanian Jews make use of this plenty when they prepare two famous specialties to enjoy in the. Traditionally, clay pots are used, giving the stew a distinctive flavor. Adapted from Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. 8 cloves garlic, minced. Layer the ...
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Yom Kippur Archives - Hands-On Jewish Holidays
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Strategic Feasting Before Fasting. Monday September 29th, 2014. Courtesy of J. Handron. During the 25-hour fast of Yom Kippur, many people suffer from dehydration, low sugar levels, and lack of caffeine. It is much easier to persevere and achieve success if you prepare well in advance. Wean Yourself From Caffeine:. Sephardic Ritual Chant For Yom Kippur. Wednesday September 12th, 2012. Enjoy this beautiful video of a traditional sephardic ritual chant for Yom Kippur. Nice to Meet You! August 17, 2016.
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Occasions Archives - Hands-On Jewish Holidays
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Saturday September 1st, 2012. What were the foods of love before chocolate? I was wondering about this as I began planning a meal in honor of the Aufruf for my brother and his fiancée. The Aufruf is a celebration that takes place in the synagogue the Shabbat before the wedding. The groom (and in egalitarian synagogues also the bride) is called up to an aliya. Aufruf in German means, to be called up. Sustenance is the means of maintaining life through nourishment and a livelihood. The basic staples of...
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Tisha B'Av Archives - Hands-On Jewish Holidays
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Wednesday July 10th, 2013. The verse, “Out of the depths have I called Thee, O LORD,” ( Psalms 130:1. Perfectly captures the essence of Tisha B’Av. The fast day, which begins at sundown on Monday, July 15 this year, is one of the most solemn days in the Jewish calendar. It memorializes the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. The Sephardic community also mourns the issuing of the Alhambra Decree, or Edict of Expulsion. In 1492.The three weeks leading up to Tisha B’Av. Mentions a Jewi...
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Bat Mitzvah Archives - Hands-On Jewish Holidays
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My Home Cooked Bat Mitzvah. Friday August 31st, 2012. Keeping up with the Steins (or the Hassons, or the Bar-Els for that matter) was not the issue when I celebrated my Bat Mitzvah; collaborating with them was! In 1980, in Caracas, Venezuela, no one in our circle of friends catered. People from the community got together and cooked! With the current downturn of the economy, families in the United States are looking for alternatives to the expensive parties they may have had in mind. I would love the oppo...
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Shabbat Archives - Hands-On Jewish Holidays
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Berbere: The Ethiopian Curry. Saturday May 9th, 2015. When the Ethiopian Jews began arriving in Israel in 1984, they brought with them a spice mixture called berbere. Like curry, berbere is a combination of spices that gives Ethiopian cuisine its distinctive flavor. These flavors are one of the newest additions to the fusion that is modern Israeli cuisine, especially for shabbat dinner. 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice. 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom. 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon. 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves.
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