Archive for March, 2010
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Passover Dessert
I got this recipe off of www.jewishtvnetwork last year. I tested it before suggesting it to all of you. Big success!
Banana Cake with Marsala-Fresh Fruit Relish
Pareve
yields: 1 bundt
7 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups ripe bananas, mashed (approximately 3 bananas)
¾ cup matzo cake flour
¼ cup potato flour
¾ cup pecans, chopped
How to prepare:
With an [...]
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
Family Friendly Passover Ideas
Passover with children
I got the question: What can I do with my toddler, age 18 months, at the seder? My answer is, not much. Feed her, hold her, distract her with toys and put her to bed on time. There isn’t a lot about the seder that a tiny one can enjoy other than the [...]
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
The Interfaith/Intercultural Experience
When my youngest was a baby I had chronic lower back pain. I knew it was from carrying him around and I just didn’t think there was a remedy. Then one day I mentioned it to a health care professional and she immediately gave me a simple back strengthening exercise. By doing the exercise every [...]
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Community Seders 2010
Rabbi Bridget Wynne of Jewish Gateways has done an amazing job of collecting information on Community Seders around the Bay area. She sent me her list and said to make it available to you. So here you go.
BETH CHAIM
1800 Holbrook Drive, Danville. 925-736-7146. Interfaith Passover Seder on Thursday, March 25, 5:45-8PM. This is event is for [...]
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Passover as Myth
PASSOVER!
Passover – the most observed of all Jewish holidays. Years ago a Jewish fellow emailed me to say that he had read about a rabbi who claimed that the Exodus never really happened! Now what, he asked, what if the story of Egypt and the Pharaoh aren’t true? It doesn’t matter, I told him. Whether [...]
