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Luxury Department Store Barney’s Now Serves Matzo Ball Soup
Oh, Barney’s, that venerated respite of window shoppers everywhere. Come to 61st and Madison to rest your eyes on a $40,000 Birkin bag wrapped in lush green alligator skin, to drool over a pair of gravity-defying strappy Christian Louboutin heels not made for human feet to walk in, to admire the grace of a pair…
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Is Fair Trade Olive Oil The Future Of The Middle East?
What would peace in the Middle East look like? Think abandoned espadrilles, bottles of half-drunk arak, the wind in your hair and unlimited hummus. Can a company dedicated to fair-trade olive oil ever make this dream a reality? Sindyanna, the non-profit organization led by female, change-seeking Israeli Jews and Arabs, believes it can. At least…
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Yes, You Can Bake Matzo At Home
DIY, or do-it-yourself culture was born out of price-fueled rage at capitalism, that systematically perpetuated scam designed to pry our hard-earned dollars out of our cold dead hands. DIY culture is the practice of creating, modifying, fixing or perfecting something without the (paid) help of professionals. Take that, cabinet makers, Apple Geniuses and Ikea handymen…
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Why Are Christians Starting To Have Passover Seders?
Christians have been increasingly interested in this most ancient of Jewish traditions. In fact, googling “Christian Passover seder” yields 536,000 results. Is it the desire to re-interpret the Old Testament scriptures through a Christian lens, a desire to colonize Jewish tradition, or a way of showing genuine interest in other religions? According to Christian Resource…
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How Much Is Too Much? The Crippling Cost Of Shmura Matza
According to Chabad.org, more than 1 million pounds of shmurah matzo, or handmade matzo, will be created and sold this year. In fact, when Barack Obama hosted the first White House seder in 2009, shmurah matzo was present. Demand for this tasteless, complicated-to-digest artisanal cracker continues to rise. This matzo is considered extra-special (and a…
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Introducing The First Vegan Kosher Cinnamon Roll Bakery
If you’re craving a cinnamon roll, but are dairy, lactose, egg, cholesterol or nut intolerant (or vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian or any other -arian vaiant) you might want to head down to Cinnaholic in Boca Raton, Florida. “We decided to open the store on a whim!” Naomi Cohn told me. She and her husband are the…
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New Study: Falafel Is The Cheapest Healthy Food Out There
When I lived in Tel Aviv, there was a small, rickety food stand run by an angry old Turk next to the Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv. There I could snag a falafel for 12 NIS (about three American dollars). It came with a bowl of delicately swirled hummus, positively quivering with delight at…
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Patron Tequila Is Going Kosher For Passover
Look, I know everyone and their cousin is an amateur mixologist, but four cups of wine on Passover is no joke. It’s time to get serious about what we’re boozing with. This year all of us high-functioning alcoholics can rejoice because Patron is now kosher for Passover. Shots! Margaritas! Unnecessarily complex and overly expensive cocktails!…
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Is New York City’s Water The Secret To Its Bagels?
Ah, the bagels of New York. So soft and chewy, with a full-bodied, nuanced flavor. Add a dollop of cream cheese, a shmear of dill, sprinkle on some poppyseeds and you’re in business. So what makes them so exceptional? One common theory is that the particular molecular combinations of New York tap water are just…
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Paddington 2 Replaces Marmalade With Matzo
The anthropomorphised spectacled bear who delighted generations of British children is now coming to Israel, just in time for Passover break, and is putting marmalade aside for…matzo. Israel’s got a bit of a weird relationship with Paddington. Nechama Rivlin, wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and lifelong Paddington enthusiast, is getting on the action, playing…
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A Seder Plate For Refugees
The traditional seder plate is a towering figure in the world of Jewish iconography. From the sting of the bitter herbs to the smooth implacable roundness of the egg, every item in the seder plate symbolizes some aspect of the Jewish redemption from slavery. This year, anti-genocide group Jewish World Watch is asking that you…
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