While reading through a cooking website I came upon a reference to Ugat Biskvitim; it was described as an Israeli refrigerator cake often made for Shavuot. I asked an Israeli friend if she had a recipe. Well! She brought me an entire cake! Here’s the recipe so you too can indulge in this VERY DAIRY…
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My friends, this post is aimed at ADULTS WHO WERE RAISED BY INTERFAITH PARENTS. I’m asking that they read and respond. If you are not an adult raised in an interfaith family, you can share your thoughts with me, but the will not be added to the data. TO ALL ADULTS FROM INTERFAITH FAMILIES I…
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Passover is past, Bread is back! But we don’t take a pause in the month of April. The Month of April on the Jewish Calendar April is a whirlwind. No sooner does Passover end, than Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day is upon us. Yom Hashoah begins April 14 at sunset. Here’s a list of events taking place in the Bay…
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Passover is LITERALLY a week away. So let’s consider the issues you may be dealing with. You have nowhere to go for Passover and you feel awkward asking to be included. I couldn’t sympathize more! You are not alone; a number of people have brought this up to me. It’s even happened to me. So…
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How “good” a Dad are you? For years I have offered a program, Women in Interfaith Relationships. Women, Jewish or not, are the gender that is typically most comfortable with emotions. They are more likely to express vulnerability, to cry, and to comfort each other. But that does leave men out in the cold, without…
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Growing up I went to seven different schools – including two high schools. My parents moved a lot. I realized as an adult that I wasn’t really clear on how to create community. But after college I was determined to have what I saw so many others having – a wide circle of friends, acquaintances,…
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