Food Traditions of the High Holy Days

Now as the the High Holy Days approach, we all know that our Jewish traditions is filled with foods that have meanings. Below is the article I printed last year, and it has been updated with the current dates. The Kitchen Corner For our needs, we have direct prayers...

Tu B’Shevat food traditions

Tu means 15th; B’Shevat means of the month of Shevat. This was the date originally designated as the general birthday of all the trees that provided food in Israel no matter when in the year they were actually planted. It should come as no surprise to you that this...

Hamentashen Report 2023

Day 1: Lee, David K., Leanne, Mark, Myrna , Jeffrey and Janet, we made 154 Peach and 189 Apricot Hamantashen (= 343). Day 2: Thanks to Lee, David K, Myrna, Jeffrey and Janet, we made 48 Apricot, 201 Poppy Seed, 140 Date, and 92 Cherry Hamantaschen (= 481). Day 3:...

Participating in Shabbat Lunches

The Shabbat lunches are slowly growing more popular, so we are needing your help. We need volunteers at the lunch to help us clean up when the meal is over and Birchat Hamazon (blessings after the meal) is done. That way the work goes faster for all of us. We are...

The History of Latkes, and how to cook them

You don’t have to make latkes the same way every time… once you try the recipes in this pdf, you’ll wish Chanukah was longer than eight days. Here is some food history for you. When we think of latkes, we are immersed in the romantic tradition of...