Passover has always been my favorite holiday. Each year, my grandmother was proud to host two well-attended seders – there were never fewer than 18 people at our tables each night. I loved …
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MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE
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4/4/19
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For some people, it’s just not a seder without the traditional sweet grape wine in each of the four cups. But, if you are tired of the same old four cups at your seder, and if your family …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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4/4/19
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Of all Jewish traditions, the Passover seder is perhaps the most family-oriented. As multiple generations gather around the table, each plays a special role.
Between telling the …
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MICHAEL SCHEMAILLE
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4/4/19
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Many readers may not be aware that when I am not working for Jewish Family Service at the Kosher Senior Café, I am an active glass artist.
Every year as part of the …
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NEAL DROBNIS
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12/8/17
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With Passover just around the corner, it’s time to start planning the seder menu, from matzah ball soup to macaroons. But this year, you might also want to plan for higher prices for groceries …
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SETH CHITWOOD
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4/1/22
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It’s a Hanukkah miracle of sorts.
Every year – for almost as long as there’s been a Warwick Mall – a dedicated group of Hadassah members turns out to wrap gifts there …
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FRAN OSTENDORF
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12/8/17
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BOSTON (JTA) – Four questions. Four cups of wine. Four types of children. At Passover, the number four figures prominently in the rituals of the seder, the ceremonial holiday meal that can be mesmerizing and mystifying.
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PENNY SCHWARTZ
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4/4/19
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BOSTON (JTA) – Move over, potato latkes. Make room for dosas. The savory fried Indian lentil and rice pancakes take center stage in “Queen of the Dosas,” a gem of a new Hanukkah …
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PENNY SCHWARTZ
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12/8/17
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JTA – Real life tradition and television nostalgia collide in a collaboration between the venerable Maxwell House Haggadah and the hit Amazon series “The Marvelous Mrs. …
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4/4/19
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This story was originally published on HeyAlma.
Most of the women in the Bible fall into a few distinct categories. There are the wise wives and mothers like Sarah, Rebecca and …
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ORA DAMELIN
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12/2/22
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