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At Chabad Retreat, Va. Pol George Allen Discusses Hidden Jewish Heritage
In his 2006 reelection campaign, Virginia Senator George Allen’s Jewish roots were among the issues that brought him down. Not the fact that his mother was raised as a Jew, but rather his attempts to hide this fact from Virginia voters. Now, as Allen seeks to win back his Senate seat in 2012, the Republican…
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An Unlikely Place To Pray
It’s a synagogue that opens its doors but once a year. Here, at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital, a sunlit space used for medical seminars on mending the body is transformed — for three days, at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — into a sanctuary to comfort the soul. In this congregation — a mix of…
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Reporters’ Roundtable: Michael Oren, Public Diplomat; Israel’s Poverty Epidemic
In this week’s Forward Reporters’ Roundtable, host Josh Nathan-Kazis speaks with staff writer Gal Beckerman about Israel’s U.S. Ambassador Michael Oren and about why, during his first 18 months in the position, he is perceived as falling short of the great expectations that followed his appointment. Then editor Jane Eisner discusses the first installment of…
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Beef: A Deli-Lover?s Barbecue Brisket Con Chipotle Brisket in Wine Sauce Chile Rubbed Brisket (created by Ivry Stark, Executive Chef of Dos Caminos Park Avenue South in Manhattan) Citrus London Broil Ella Sax?s Sweet and Sour Meatballs Floymen Tsimmes (Honey-Sweetened Brisket With Vegetables and Prunes) Khalia Kauffman/Ferst Family Brisket Mafrum Meat Cholent Meat Cholent Ronnie…
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Savory: Aunt Carmenza´s Buñuelo Recipe Deep-Fried Ricotta Balls DIY Kosher Mozzarella Goat Milk Farmer?s Cheese Kale and Gruyere Noodle Kugel Perfect Cream Cheese Yid.Dish: Delicious, Flavorful, Versatile Yogurt Yid.Dish: English Pea Risotto Yid.Dish: Homemade Yogurt and Buttermilk Yid.Dish: Israeli Caprese Salad Yid.Dish: Lasagna Yid.Dish: Nasturtium Butter, A Gardener Cooks Yid.Dish: Sugar River Macaroni and Cheese…
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Holiday Recipes
Rosh Hashanah: Chickpea Cakes with Lime Honey Dipping Sauce Fesenjan (Chicken in Pomegranate Walnut Sauce) Green Rice Holiday Challah Honey Balls Mead and Hard Cider Cocktails Poached Apples and Pears in Orange Blossom Water Yid.Dish: Chili Peppers on [Rosh Hashana](https://forward.com/schmooze/320610/rosh-hashana/ “Rosh Hashana”)h Yid.Dish: Crema di Zucca (Pumpkin Soup) Yid.Dish: Delicata Squash Soup with Apple Croutons…
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Two Benefits and a Dinner
Met Council — A Lifeline of Services Honors Realtor Peter Riguardi “As my grandmother in Taiwan would say, ‘Mazel tov!’” joked City Comptroller John Liu as he joined Rep. Carolyn Maloney in praising the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty at its August 4 luncheon, held at Guastavino’s and honoring Builder of the Year award recipient…
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Public Diplomat
A week after Israel’s fatal raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, which left nine dead, Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, appeared on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.” It was not an easy assignment. Stephen Colbert plays a satirical version of a right-wing television host who regularly and mercilessly mocks his guests. In introducing…
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Florida’s Jews Face Stark Choice In Senate Race
Florida’s Senate Democratic primary on August 24 is presenting residents of the mostly Jewish condominium communities of South Florida, and many other Floridians, with an unusually stark choice: a longtime Democrat who for some represents old politics, and a newcomer who brings to the race a fresh face, piles of cash and a Jewish mother…
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From Gettysburg to Ground Zero, ‘Sacred Space’ Debated
On a recent afternoon, a group of puzzled Italian tourists gathered beneath a scaffold at the corner of Greenwich and Liberty streets as a light rain fell over Lower Manhattan. “We want to find a way just to see Ground Zero and we only have this site, and we were wondering, is there another place…
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