Monthly Archives: April 2011

Last Call!

I will be hosting the upcoming JPIX (Jewish Photo Bloggers Blog Carnival) next week. Please, if you have not done so already, send in your JPIX submissions some time this week.

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New Series Brewing

After the Mesorah Project in 2009 and the interviews of people who have made alyiah last year, I have a new idea in mind. The interview is ready and has been proofread by Michael – a former interviewee. I have … Continue reading

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Pre-Pesach Review with Lilac

On My Blog Pesach Posts: – Pesach Lists – Pesach Desserts – 2011/5771 Update – Meat and Fish Pesach Dishes – 2011/5771 Update Is Kosher Getting Healthier? The Pity of It All, a book review Elsewhere in the JBlogosphere Beyond … Continue reading

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Meat and Fish Pesach Dishes – 2011/5771 Update

This is a list of recipes which I have posted since I started this blog and which are all kosher for Pesach. Beware that three of them contain kitniyot. For those wondering, soy is kitniyot but soy sauce is chametz … Continue reading

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Pesach Desserts – 2011/5771 Update

- My Pesach Chocolate Cake – Sugar-Free Chocolate Mousse – Orange Salad – Gato de Muez de Pesah – Rhubarb Cobbler (kitniyot) – My Mother’s Ice Cream Leora’s Sponge Cake Recipe TriLcat’s Apple Cake Shimshonit’s Passover Lemon Pie

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The Pity of It All

The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-1933 by Amos Elon is an extremely informative account of German Jewish history from the arrival of Moses Mendelssohn in Berlin to Hitler’s being appointed chancellor by President Hindenburg. … Continue reading

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Is Kosher Getting Healthier?

I went kosher shopping in Antwerp last week where I bought meat for my freezer as well as all sorts of fresh and dry foods. Usually I find that kosher biscuits and cake are case studies in unhealthy food. Here … Continue reading

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Pesach Lists

Here are a few links to Pesach lists, articles and guidelines: – London Beth Din Pesach Page – Orthodox Union Pesach Page – Paris Beth Din Pesach Page Please, feel free to suggest other links

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March Review with Breads

On My Blog Photo Meme: – Back to Ruby for Ruby Tuesday – Flowers in French Synagogue for Ruby Tuesday – Lavender Shop for SOOC – Since 1904 for SOOC Desert Island MP3 From Paris to Antwerp Rye Foccacia When … Continue reading

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