An illustration by Russian artist El Lissitzky in the book Had Gadya, 1919. (photo from getty.edu) We sing them every…
Judaism, music, PassoverBlog Archives
Former Vancouverite Harvey Sandler opened Harvey’s Smokehouse in Jerusalem a few months ago. (photo by Barry A. Kaplan) Kansas City,…
barbecue, Harvey Sandler, Kansas CityPurim is coming the evening of Feb. 28, and if your schedule doesn’t allow time for making hamantashen, try poppy…
baking, cookies, poppy seeds, Purim, Queen Esther
(photo from pixabay.com) Tu b’Shevat, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, begins at sunset Jan. 30. The Tu…
baking, food, Tu b'Shevat
The date palm Methuselah “is a big boy now.” (photo from Arava Institute) When I contacted Dr. Elaine Solowey, a…
Arava Institute, archeology, biology, date palm, Hadassah, Methuselah, science
“Maoz Tzur,” recording by Abraham Tzevi Idelsohn. (photo from Music in the Jewish Community of Palestine 1880-1948 by Yehoash Hirschberg)…
Chanukah, history, Judaism, music
Cookbook author Joan Nathan, left, with journalist Sybil Kaplan. (photo from Barry A. Kaplan) Before I review King Solomon’s Table:…
cookbooks, Joan Nathan, recipesLook up bananas and you’ll learn a lot, like I did. Botanically, bananas are, believe it or not, a berry,…
baking, bananas
(photo by Noa Fisher via PikiWiki-Israel) Pomegranates are referred to in the Bible in many various ways. In the sensual…
food, history, Judaism, pomegranates, recipes, Rosh Hashanah
(photo by Markus Hagenlocher) One of the most well-known customs of Rosh Hashanah is the dipping of apple pieces in…
food, history, Judaism, Rosh Hashanah
