Passover
Chad Gadya In Ladino
Enjoy this clip in Ladino or Judeo-Spanish of Chad Gadya with this Sephardic melody.
Read MoreBake Your Own Matza in a Pop-Up Passover Tabun
In my family, the Passover celebration begins long before the Seder. Preparing for our festive meal is a big part of the fun. One of my favorite traditions is our annual matza baking party. My husband Howard designs and builds a temporary cinder-block tabun (Biblical oven) especially for the occasion. I aspire to bake a matza with a really authentic flavor. In order to get that, I look for flour milled from heirloom seeds that were native to Ancient Egypt.How does Howard build the tabun? He uses dry, fireproof cinderblocks, aluminum sheets, and ceramic tiles. His design protects the surface beneath the oven.Oven-building and matza-baking instructions after the...
Read MoreLocusts: Agricultural Menace and Kosher Snack
Please enjoy my interview on PRI’s The World on Geo Quiz: Locusts: Agricultural Menace and Kosher Snack
Read MoreMimouna: The Moroccan Jewish New Year
Published in The Philadelphia Jewish Voice When the sun sets on the eighth day of Passover, Moroccan Jews celebrate a special holiday called theMimouna. The basis for this holiday comes from the Bible. Instructions for celebrating Passover are found in Ezekiel 45, The fourteenth day of the first month shall be your Passover and during the seven day festival, unleavened bread shall be eaten. Exodus 12 describes the transition from Passover to the New Year, This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. Mimouna is the Moroccan Jewish New Year. It is celebrated with symbolic foods and the first leavened...
Read MoreMitzvah Brei: Don’t Waste Those Leftovers!
Published in The Philadelphia Jewish Voice If you host a Passover Seder or two, there is a good chance that you will have a refrigerator full of unconsumed food. The principle of Bal Tashkhit (Kiddushin 32a) is basic to Jewish Law. “Bal Tashkhit” means “do not destroy.” We are instructed to avoid senseless waste or damage. When I find creative new ways to serve my Passover surplus, it feels like I am performing a mitzvah! How can you get people to enjoy the uneaten fare from your festive meal? Incorporate it with the huge supply of matza and eggs that are necessary to prepare for Passover. Dress up your matza brei (fried...
Read MoreLet Our Children Cook!
Published in The Philadelphia Jewish Voice In my family, the fun of Passover begins long before the Seder. It starts with perusing all of our cookbooks and discussing which recipes will be prepared. It continues with the shopping expeditions for all the specialty Passover supplies. The celebration begins with the cooking. In many homes, children are excluded from this step. I believe that it is important to welcome the little ones into the kitchen, and to encourage them to prepare something that is kosher for Passover. By cooking with us, children absorb treasured family recipes, and the laws of kashrut for Passover in a hands-on way. This is a very special...
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