Latkes – Potato Pancakes

TraditionalLatkes - Potato Pancakes(Makes 16 3" latkes) Submitted by: bgoldberg Reprinted with the permission of…

Matzo Brei

TraditionalMatzo Brei (pareve) Ingredients: 4 matzot warm water 1 onion 4 eggs salt and pepper Directions: Soak Matzot in…

Passover Sponge Cake

TraditionalPassover Sponge Cake (pareve) Recipe submitted by Shirley Sobel. Ingredients: 9 large eggs 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup of…

Carrot and Sweet Potato Tzimmes

TraditionalCarrot and Sweet Potato Tzimmes Ingredients: 1 bunch carrots, peeled and cut into 1″ pieces 6 sweet potatoes…

Dietetic Carrot Cake from Beryl Levenson

DieteticCarrot Cake Although Rosh Hashanah is a time for eating sweet foods (in the hope of having a sweet new year), this…

Classic Cheesecake

TraditionalClassic CheesecakeServes 14-16 Recipe submitted by Jane M. of Challah Connection. The recipe comes from The…

Setting the Seder Table

Before beginning the Seder, it is important to make certain that everything necessary is available. No Seder table is complete without the following: 1) Three Unbroken Matzot (Kosher for…

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Who Was Rava?

The scholars of Babylon had a tremendous impact on Jewish life. Many of the greatest rabbis came from the academies in Babylon, whose thoughts and opinions were recorded in the Talmud.…

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How Now, Red Cow

Every year, on the first or second Shabbat following Purim, a special reading from Numbers 19, is added to the regular Shabbat Torah reading. Known as Parashat Parah, the Torah…

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A Town Named Kaplan

Southwestern Louisiana is probably one of the last places in America that one would expect to find a town named “Kaplan.” Nevertheless, there it is in the midst of the Bayou, a town…

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