I found this email from Rabbi Menachem Creditor of Netivot Shalom in Berkeley to be powerful and well said. I want to share it with you. Much has been made of the overlap of Channukah and Thanksgiving this year, a convergence that will not occur again for over 79,000 years. On the one hand, the…
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Who doesn’t LOVE Doughnuts!
I love doughnuts and I love a good jelly – but not together. So for Hanukkah I prefer good old plain doughnuts. Powdered or Glaze! Doughnuts 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk 5 Tbsp. melted butter 4 c. flour 4 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. salt Canola oil Beat eggs;…
Read More »Bimuelos (Sephardic doughnuts)
(Photo credit: Israel Jewish News blog) When Ramadan fell over Hanukkah we had some Muslim friends over. They made a fried honey cookie and I made Bimuelos! Bimuelos 2 packages yeast 1 1/3 cups warm water 1 egg ½ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla 1 Tbsp melted butter or margarine 3 c….
Read More »Community Activities – including Hanukkah Events
EVENTS Chanukah Party (San Leandro) Community Chanukah Celebration at The Village (Corte Madera) LatkeFest! (Berkeley) Kol Emeth Community Chanukah Party (Palo Alto) Community Menorah Lighting (Redwood City) Making Room for Shabbat: Chanukah Edition! (Palo Alto) Rockin’ Shabbat Shira (Redwood City) DIY Judaism: Let’s Practice Havdalah! (Oakland) Sam Glaser Concert: “The Promise Tour” (Palo Alto) Film:…
Read More »“The Holidays” — Happy or just Greedy?
(Photo credit: Maggie Semple Blog) Here it comes, the holidays! The time that songs tell us is “the happiest time of the year.” Which raises the question, what makes us happy? American capitalist culture has a perpetual campaign to answer that question with THINGS! Things will make you happy! Cars, electronics, toys, whatever they are…
Read More »Pumpkin Challah – it’s not just for Thanksgiving!
With all the hype about Thanksgiving and Hanukkah overlapping I decided to try making a pumpkin challah. I was a bit suspicious since I love pumpkin and wasn’t sure it would be good as bread. But boy was I wrong! IT IS DELICIOUS! Here’s the recipe – as I modified it to be a better…
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