Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Passover Mid-week
A Shmuroh matzah
Speaking of food… a small tirade from 2008 about getting back to the good food
Food issues
by Rob Eshman, Editor in Chief
The Jewish Journal
http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=19205
An update to the Haggadah
Rabbi Ferenc Raj, rabbi emeritus of Beth El in Berkeley, is a Rescued Child, rescued by Raoul Wallenberg in Hungary. From him I learned the following blessing that [...]
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Passover Food
Let’s begin with the non-traditional dishes.
I took a cooking class with a friend on Moroccan Cooking, here in Oakland from a gal named Dara who has The Sage Table. (You can find her online at www.thesagetable.com. I think she might be Jewish.) When I looked at the recipes she had taught us every single one [...]
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Participating in Jewish Life!
How can the engaged Jewish community reach out to the unaffiliated and invite them to explore Judaism?
Building Jewish Bridges has a wide range of opportunities.
For synagogues
In February Building Jewish Bridges partnered with Project Welcome to offer Increasing the Warmth of Your Welcome, a workshop that helps synagogues enhance their websites, bulletins, membership materials and phone [...]
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Passover Resources
Passover resources for children
I received this message from Rabbi Menachem Creditor of Netivot Shalom. Take a look at this online Haggadah. It looks good for children. You can download it at make as many copies as you have kids. Some of you specifically told me you are looking to keep little ones engaged at the [...]
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Passover – Getting ready
The Seder Plate
You can go here for an online visual of the plate and it’s parts.
http://urj.org/holidays/pesach/plate/
The First step preparing for Passover – cleaning
In most cultures there is a “spring cleaning” that takes place. For Judaism, it is specifically attached to the commandment to get rid of all leavening and associated products.
The commandment is to [...]
