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Steinhardt Ally To Head Birthright
One of the most prominent Jewish organizations has announced that it is replacing its current executive with the ally of one of its signature donors. The Birthright Israel Foundation, which raises private donations to support free trips to Israel for young Jews, announced that Robert Aronson would assume its helm at the beginning of 2009….
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Fear of Frying — A Healthy Holiday
There’s good news and there’s bad news. The bad news: A single latke contains about 65 to 100 calories. (And who eats just one?) The sour cream? Another 60 calories per glob. Other Hanukkah foods, such as fritters in syrup eaten by Sephardi Jews and deep fried chicken, popular with Jews in Italy, are not…
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The Perfect Potato
In years past, you had one option for making latkes: the potato. Now countless variations exist, such as latkes made from zucchini, beets or vegetable medleys. Still, there is a surprising array of possibilities available from just sticking with the potato, provided you experiment with different types. A traditional dietary staple of a diverse group…
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A Cheesy Festival
When we think of Hanukkah food, we usually think of mouth watering, belly expanding latkes, or round, jelly doughnuts. Both are fried in oil — a staple of Hanukkah cooking. Another ingredient linked to the Festival of Lights is cheese, but dairy dishes are often forgotten, buried beneath pounds of potatoes and vats of oil….
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Yid.Dish: Winter Spark Salad with Orange and Pomegranate
This past weekend, I saw my first snowfall of the year. The plump flakes reminded me of the short, crisp days to come, of walks where a bright red berry or a still-green blade of grass will surprise me. As winter days wink by, flanked by longer and longer intervals of darkness, I’ll be more…
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Yid.Dish: Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Delicious on almost anything – pasta, roasted vegetables, chicken, bread, drizzled in soups …. Yield: 1 ½ cups Ingredients: 4 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves, washed ( about 1 large bunch or 2 small bunches) 1-3 cloves garlic ¼ – ½ cup toasted pumpkinseeds 1 cup extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper to…
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Yid.Dish: Creamy Garlic Ranch Dressing
This is a really satisfying (and healthy) dip. When you taste it, you wont believe that it is made with yogurt! they key is to taste as you go – and keep adjusting the seasoning until it tastes just right (after all some garlic cloves are HUGE other are tiny, some are extremely potent others…
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After Mumbai Attacks, Chabad Movement Grieves Around the World
Tel Aviv — Hours after news filtered out of Mumbai that Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg were dead, 8,000 miles away at Chabad of Atlanta, Georgia, a congregant was called to the Torah to name his one-day-old daughter. It was obvious to him what she should be called — Rivka. Neither the father, Yaakov Citrin, nor…
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Chicago Temple Takes New Security in Stride
Chicago — On a recent Sunday afternoon at a historic Chicago synagogue, the sanctuary was packed but the mood was restrained: A longtime congregant had died, and about 300 people had turned out for his funeral service. But amid the solemnity, the occasional mourner discreetly pulled loved ones out to the synagogue’s front steps to…
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On Farewell Tour, Olmert Fails To Convince Even His Own Community
Washington — Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who just made his final round of farewells in Washington, is leaving unfinished the task of convincing American Jewry to rally behind his call for the establishment of a Palestinian state. In meeting with a group of Jewish leaders November 25, Olmert repeated his call to seize…
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Workers at Alle Kosher Meat Plant Reject Union in Contested Vote
Workers at one of the nation’s largest kosher meat producers have voted against joining a union, though the union that led the drive is contesting the vote and accusing the company of foul play. The November 13 vote at the Alle Processing factory in Queens came amid widespread scrutiny of labor conditions in the kosher…
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