Symbolisms of the afikoman
Ask any young child, and even some of the older ones, what is the best part of the seder, and the answer will probably be – looking for the afikoman. The afikoman is the name of the middle of the…
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A Pesach like never before
Cabbage matzah never tasted so … good? (photo from pixabay.com) Have you ever eaten cabbage matzah? Probably not. But, in Chelm, the village of fools, they still talk about it…. Many winters ago, to battle an outburst of influenza, the…
Pyramids on the Mind
An image from the author’s 1941 Passover Haggadah by Saul Raskin. Although they are not specifically mentioned in either the Haggadah or in the Torah, Egyptian pyramids have come to be associated with the Pesach story. That many modern Haggadot…
When we unmask matzah
(photo from pngkey.com) Imagine that you are sitting at your kitchen table, sewing masks for your family so that you can go outside. There are no more masks left in stock in any store near you so you are left…
The home comfort of soup
Cookie + Kate’s creamy roasted carrot soup, as made by the Accidental Balabusta. (photo by Shelley Civkin) Nothing screams for comfort food quite like a COVID-19 pandemic. And nothing spells comfort food quite like soup. So, while the spirit of sharing…
Mac ’n’ cheese comfort
(photo from narcity.com) While pasta and cheese casseroles are recorded as early as the 14th-century, the first modern recipe appeared in an English cookbook in 1770. The story is also told that President Thomas Jefferson and his chef brought the…
JI makes for regal crown
Aaron Dewitt put the Feb. 12 issue of the Jewish Independent to good use on Purim – after reading it from cover to cover, we trust. (photo by Rahel Halabe)
Happy Purim!
“Queen Esther Revealing Her True Identity” by Lilian Broca. “Queen Esther Revealing Her True Identity” is the last mosaic of artist Lilian Broca’s Queen Esther Mosaics Series in chronological order. A mature and confident Queen Esther in her most expensive…
Purim sameach!
Cookin’ old school meatloaf
As if the pandemic weren’t enough, I’m supposed to think of something tantalizing and healthy to cook every night? Right. Roger that. My motto is: go with the tried and true. Or, given the times we’re in: go with the…
