Archive for March, 2008
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Passover – Charoses Recipes
We had a great time at the Passover workshop today. There were five different kinds of Charoses to sample. I thought I’d post at least those five. Here are even more than five recipes…
You’ll notice in the first picture that charoses is piled up in a little pyramid. This is a [...]
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Passover: The Set Table
The ultimate Jewish holiday: Passover! Whether you’ve never had a seder or you consider yourself a pro, you’ll learn something at this workshop.. We’ll literally have a set table – with all the elements identified and explained. We encourage you to bring ideas and practice from your own tradition and family. [...]
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
A Taste of Judaism
Are You Curious?
A Taste of Judaism has been around for more than ten years and literally tens of thousands of people have taken it. It is aimed at the adult learner who has little knowledge of Judaism, but a good mind. The class covers the three pillars of Judaism:
Jewish spirituality — Jewish views [...]
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Jewish Summer Camp
Kids at Camp Kee Tov
If you have a child who has never been to a Jewish summer camp that child is eligible to receive a scholarship to camp this summer, 2008.
FREE $1800 JEWISH SUMMER CAMP GIFT CERTIFICATES!
Do you have a child entering grades 6-8 this fall?
There is funding available for summer camp – but act [...]
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Hamentashen Recipes for Purim
The Cooks are Happy!
Hamentashen Baking Day has become an annual event with my friend, Laurie. She makes up several batches of dough and filling in advance of the Sunday before Purim. Then she invites friends and family to join her in her kitchen for the assembly line production of hundreds of Hamentashen – [...]
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
Purim Fun
PURIM!
Be Happy! It’s Adar!
There are so many fun things to do for Purim – make costumes, bake cookies – and other foods, give food gifts to friends, wear crowns and masks. Lots of playing opportunities for kids and adults. The drinking and carousing should be for the grown-ups, and kept within reason.
Here [...]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
What if my child doesn’t look Jewish?
Last month I talked about raising kids in an interfaith family – will we raise them Jewish or some other religion?
One of the concerns that can arise for parents is: How will it feel raising kids Jewish if they don’t “look” Jewish? The first question is – To whom do they not look Jewish? To [...]
