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Pesach 2021: the holiday of our (impending) freedom
By Ethel G. Hofman (JNS) We are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. With coronavirus vaccinations ramping up throughout the country, this may be the last Jewish
Big flavors for seder and all Pesach long
By Tina Wasserman We’re getting closer to the holiday and you are now realizing that cooking for two or four is not much different then cooking for 10. Just remember
DATA coordinates Passover food, supplies delivery for those in need
By Deb Silverthorn Dallas Area Torah Association (DATA) is coordinating food provision and seder meals this week, making sure no Jew goes hungry this holiday. “Second-best to having our community
Manchester Living starts biweekly podcast
Senior care info, resources and experts on tap By Deb Silverthorn The new Manchester Living podcast provides information and resources from throughout North Texas’ care community and aims to remove
Sweet morsels for Passover desserts
By Tina Wasserman If you do bedikat chometz the evening before the first night of Pesach then cooking in advance has no meaning to you and is just a sigh
Yavneh Academy’s 1st class reconnects on Zoom
By Deb Silverthorn The first students of Yavneh Academy of Dallas reunited on Sunday, Feb. 28, in a most 2021 manner — on Zoom with one another and faculty from
Columnists
Passover: the meaning of matzo
Dear Rabbi Fried, The Jewish kids in our class were asked to give explanations on the symbolisms of the Passover rituals, and I was given matzo to explain. Could you
Rabbi Dr. Twerski: a truly great Jew
I much appreciated Rabbi David Glickman’s memories of the now-late Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski — surely one of a kind in the vast annals of Jewish leadership. I have some
My lifelong relationship with King David
When you were a camper at the JCC, did you sing this? “David, Melech Yisrael, chai, chai, vekayom…” Did you begin religious school around age 5 or 6 and almost
Recipes
Caring for the sick, homebound with nourishing food
By Ethel G. Hofman (JNS) December is a busy month filled with joy and celebration. But every year, it brings sad news, too. Someone may be sick, homebound or otherwise
Yapchik: oven-cooked ‘Hungarian cholent’
By Emanuelle Lee Yapchik is made up of two layers of golden, crispy potato cake — very similar to a kugel — that sandwich a layer of meat. As the
Why you should cook chicken soup in the oven
By Rachel Myerson My mom serves matzo ball soup every Friday night (#momgoals), and she’s always made it in the oven. When I left home and found myself without my
