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David Rosh Pina

Mar 30, 2026, 4:45 PM

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Nathan finished the meal. Eleven friends sat around him at his Seder table, completing the twelve tribes of Israel with him. Everyone was chatting. The Haggadah reading had gone smoothly, half in Hebrew, half in English. Dreidel, our dog,...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Mar 23, 2026, 6:16 AM

Eat your Passover Veggies – yerek, karpas

Every Jewish schoolboy knows that after reciting Kiddush at the Passover Seder (Kadesh), the next steps involve washing hands (Urchatz), and then dipping a vegetable and eating it (Karpas). The source for that custom of dipping a vegetable and...

Mar 17, 2026, 5:46 PM

Leaders Fail in Passover: Your Silence Makes You Guilty too!

The Bible Commands the Offering: Silence Bears Your Iniquity This is an open letter to the Sanhedrin, secular leaders of Israel and "you" from Yosef Eitan. Israeli authorities block every attempt to bring the Passover offering on the Temple Mount. The...

Jan 20, 2026, 7:21 PM

The Jewish Curry Culture Club

The Jewish Curry Culture Club This blog begins from a simple premise: food is not lifestyle content. It is material culture, and it carries historical evidence. What is divined symbolically in coffee grounds can be read concretely in diaspora dishes. I...

May 29, 2025, 5:24 AM

Do You Have a Fear of Phyllo? Mushroom and Cheese Strudels for Shabbat

Mushroom & Cheese Strudel recipe photo courtesy of 52 Shabbats - Clara Rice.

The versatile dough sheets known as phyllo have an unearned reputation for being finicky to use and I have been on a personal mission to teach others how to use them to create delicious and crispy appetizers, main dishes...

Apr 10, 2025, 5:37 AM

Passover Spicy Gefilte Fish Baked in Peppers, Honoring Hadassah’s Global Members

Spicy Gefilte Fish recipe photo courtesy of the author.

At Passover, I think of what it means to be part of something larger. Having shared goals. Working toward the betterment of others. The connection I have with Jewish women here and abroad through not just religion and foodways,...

Jan 24, 2025, 5:58 PM

Hadassah Life Member Ronnie Fein’s Recipes Cater to Modern Kosher Tastes

Carrott Soup with Harissa and Coconut photo courtesy of the author.

To warm you up this winter, cook up a pot of carrot, harissa and coconut soup from a new cookbook by Hadassah life member Ronnie Fein. Fein first became aware of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, because of...

May 4, 2024, 12:45 AM

Making the “Right” Recipes for Passover

Passover is a special and meaningful holiday for many reasons. It is an annual reminder of who we are and where we come from. Family and friends gather to retell a critical event in Jewish history, with a sense...

Apr 17, 2024, 11:06 PM

Mediterranean Memories Begin with Roasted Eggplant and Baba Ganoush

Photo courtesy of Hadasah.

As a kid, I had no interest in eggplant. I mean, it’s purple, and what does it have to do with eggs, anyway? One day—I might have been a young teen—my mother made ratatouille. I suspect she was inspired...

Apr 11, 2024, 7:38 AM

Mouth-Watering Matzah Crunch Dessert for Passover

Photo courtesy of the author.

If there is one universally loved Passover dessert, it’s Matzah Crunch, with its layers of crispy matzah, sweet caramel and rich chocolate. Since its introduction by Marcy Goldman in 1985, the recipe has gone viral and has spun off lots...

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