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Your Guide To Gluten-Free Matzo
(JTA) — Gluten-free matzah might sound like a bad joke — after all, regular unleavened bread tastes pretty cardboard-like already. But for Jews with celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that can damage one’s intestinal lining, or gluten intolerance, which involves icky reactions to that pesky protein found in wheat, finding the right matzah — which,…
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WATCH! 7 Secrets to a Splendid Seder
7 Secrets to a Splendid Seder* from* the Jewish Daily Forward on Vimeo. From our archives, terrific secrets and tips that are as relevant today as they were when we produced them two years ago. Five years ago, I became the keeper of our family Seder. As the self-appointed repository of the recipes and traditions…
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Invited To A Seder? Here’s What To Bring Your Host
It’s always a good idea to bring a little gift when you’re invited to a dinner party, and when you’re invited to a Seder — where presumably your host has been cooking and preparing for days if not weeks — a particularly thoughtful offering is in order. But what’s appropriate, and how should it be…
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Those Eggs Didn’t Just Fall Into Your Shakshuka
When making Kosher-for-Passover dishes like Shakshuka, keep animal welfare in mind. For ten days, I consumed all the shakshuka my heart desired. During a Birthright trip in Israel, in addition to hiking, sightseeing and making many new friends, I developed a love for this delicious Middle Eastern dish. When I returned home, I decided to…
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Recipes Magnificent Chocolate Matzo Masterpieces
In a small shop in Roswell, Georgia, not far from Atlanta, Russian immigrant Natalya Shapiro paints matzo with stunning chocolate. As a small child in Belaya Tserkov, in Ukraine, she used to visit her grandparents often. Her grandfather was a baker, and her grandmother baked matzo throughout the year, storing it in a special bag…
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Books 5 New Books Make Great Pesach Presents
Mazel tov! You lucked out this year because someone else is hosting the Passover Seders. You may not have much to cook, but you definitely have to bring a gift. Do it because it’s the right thing to do. Do it because your bubbe taught you manners. At the very least, do it because you…
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Kosher Pizza War Simmers On After Brooklyn Rabbis Rule
This article has been updated with new information since its original publication. There’s a kosher pizza war being waged in the heart of Hasidic Brooklyn — and a Jewish religious court has laid down a Solomonic decision about how the pie is going to be sliced. Basil Pizza & Wine Bar is an established gourmet…
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Recipes Matzo Ball Throwdown! Sinkers Vs. Floaters
Let’s talk matzo balls. At my family’s Seders, my mother passed judgement on the always delicious dumplings by dubbing them either floaters or sinkers. Floaters were light and fluffy, while sinkers were heavy and dense. You would think by these descriptions that a designation of sinker would be a bad thing, but in fact, I…
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Recipes 8 Awe-Inspiring Matzo Ball Soup Recipes
Whether you favor floaters or sinkers, matzo balls will always be a central component of the Passover Seder. From gumbo to borscht, from jalepeño-infused to Italian-inspired, these matzo ball soup recipes from the Forward’s archive are so good, so creative and such fun, you may want to make them all year-round. The Recipes Michelle Honig…
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Chelsea Market Blaze Spurs Evacuation
The New York City Fire Department has given the all clear for people to re-enter Chelsea Market after it battled a fire that broke out in a cooling tower on the roof of the building on 9th Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets. Chelsea Market, which occupies the first floor, houses restaurants including Michael Solomonov’s…
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Recipes You Won’t Believe Who’s Making The World’s Best Matzo Ball Soup
About a week ago, my husband Chris and I came down with a hideous flu, reducing us to germ-riddled, whiney science projects. All I could think about was ordering a batch of the sure-fire cure: Jewish Penicillin from my local Upper West Side deli, Artie’s. At Artie’s, the broth is rich and so golden it…
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