Everyone knows about cleaning for Pesach, but "after Pesach" presents a new set of challenges for the Jewish homemaker. As I write this around midnight on Monday, my Pesach and everyday dishes are back in their places, two loads of laundry are hanging, and while I can't say the house is shining, … [Read more...]
Gebrokt
April 9, 2007 by
I seem to have surprised my readers with the fact that we don't eat gebrokt. Forgive me for a Pesach post after Pesach, because it reminds me a bit of stale matzah.In the mid to late 1700's, chassidim began observing the custom of not soaking matzah in water. The idea was that if any flour from the … [Read more...]
Mishloach Manot in Israel
February 23, 2007 by
My mother always used to bake for Purim. We gave mishlochei manot* (MM) to a moderate number of people, most of whom didn't observe the mitzvah themselves. We baked chocolate swirl cookies, and hamantashen, and thumbkins. We added some dried nuts and fruit on a plate, put the whole thing in a … [Read more...]
Brit "fashlas"
January 23, 2007 by
In honor of West Bank Mama's "coming out" and Bec's son's brit, I'll tell what happened at the brit of WBM's oldest son back in the old country. Well, my husband thinks it happened at a different brit, but anyway. . . After the rabbi had named the baby and continued the passage that reads "zeh … [Read more...]
Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Keeping Kosher
May 24, 2006 by
Ever wonder why those Jewish neighbors of yours don't want to eat in your house? Learning more about Judaism and wondering about keeping kosher? Here are some of the obscure things your neighbors might be concerned about. Keep in mind that not every Jew who keeps kosher observes the laws strictly, … [Read more...]
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