On Rosh Hashanah we eat four festive meals. Here's how I organized the cooking. I prefer not to cook in advance, as I like meat to be freshly cooked. Also, food that has been cooked and defrosted shouldn't be refrozen, so pre-freezing causes a problem with leftovers. Last week I baked and … [Read more...]
Drip, drip, drip
September 27, 2008 by
That's the only sound heard from my stand-alone freezer, which decided to stop working yesterday, on Shabbat. The problem with living in a Jewish country is that repairmen also observe the holiday, but I left a desperate message for the one who replaced the motor only six weeks ago.I've managed to … [Read more...]
Four cooking days until Rosh Hashanah. . .
September 25, 2008 by
Israeli Kitchen has suggestions for Honey Challah and Honey Cake. … [Read more...]
Synagogues in mixed communities
September 24, 2008 by
Trilcat vents about people who object to government allocations for synagogues, yet visit on holidays or when they want an aliyah for their son's bar mitzvah. I am not sure that the people complaining about municipal allocations for religious purposes are the same as those stopping by for Ne'ilah on … [Read more...]
Revised Jerusalem Video is Up at Youtube
September 23, 2008 by
Today we received a new comment from Michal:Hi, Following remarks from this blog - The israel ministry of tourism have produced a new version to the clip - one that is not offensive in any manner to any crowd. you may view the new clip here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n...h? v=nD1gzmzINOA Shana … [Read more...]
What’s My Line? Another Visit to the Shmitah Store
September 22, 2008 by
Original post: A Trip to the Shmitah Store Zemira is a cashier at "Shefa me-ha-Teva" (Nature's Bounty). We call it the shmita store because it markets the produce of the organization Otzar Haaretz. Otzar Haaretz provides produce acceptable during the sabbatical year, while striving to protect … [Read more...]
A visit with Abbi, and the bug in the challah dough
September 19, 2008 by
What I've been up to this week:Met Commenter Abbi in the park. Her children are so sweet! (Sorry about the photo quality--I can't get through to Canon about repairing the camera.) I was glad for an excuse to get out of the house and socialize. On a related note, I don't understand how Israeli … [Read more...]
Apology from the Israel Tourism Ministry
September 16, 2008 by
I just received this comment about the Jerusalem tourism clip:hi,My name is Michal, and I promote the video clip on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of tourism.I was the one who contacted mominisrael and asked her to embed the clip here.I have brought your remarks, and others like yours to the … [Read more...]
A High School in Israel
September 15, 2008 by
[Haveil Havalim is up at Shiloh Musings.]My daughter entered ninth grade this year. This year she has "the best teacher and the best class." She was able to request a number of friends, and they'll be together for the next four years.Her school has six grades, each with about eight classes of thirty … [Read more...]
More on Schools and Mixed Dancing
September 15, 2008 by
When I told a friend about Tolerance in the Religious Zionist Community (be sure to click on the comments), she argued that it was "chutzpah" for parents to send their children to yeshiva tichonit and then host a bar mitzvah with mixed dancing. She maintained that mixed dancing is on the fringe of … [Read more...]
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