This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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Food Mixing Bowl: The History of the Latke; Kosher Japanese Cooking
Moment Magazine traces the history of the latke and its competition, the sufganiya. Spicing up traditional Hannukah fare: Mexican food takes on the miracle of the oil with spicy zucchini latkes and brisket tacos. Joy of Kosher talks with a rock-star winemaker in California that has just gone kosher. The Jerusalem Post argues that kosher…
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The Schmooze Jewish Children’s Book Hits Germany
Jewish children gather round: “A Horse for Hanukkah” hits bookstores today. Reuters reports that Myriam Halberstam, who is a filmmaker, author and German-American Jew, is releasing a light-hearted children’s book about one horse’s mission to destroy a family’s Hanukkah celebration. The book will be published in English and German by Ariella Books, the first Jewish…
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News 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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Life Seaching for Bargains: The Jewish-Gentile Divide
A post-Hanukkah, pre-Christmas epiphany has guided me to a new understanding about Jews and gentiles: While we both love a deal, there’s a difference in how we snag it. I arrived at this inter-religious realization at the tailend of this holiday shopping season, when newspaper circulars, emailed promotions and Facebook ads tell us to buy,…
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Life Why Garrison Keillor’s Rant Makes Me Say ‘Bah Humbug’
During this most wonderful time of the year, when non-Jewish people wish me a Happy Hanukkah with a knowing look in their eyes; I refrain from saying “Seriously, it’s a minor holiday. Merry Christmas, and get back to me on Pesach.” I 100% accept the fact that Christmas is really and truly a Bigger Deal…
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Life How I Came To Serve Store-Bought Latkes
I did something last night that I’ve never done before: Serve store-bought potato latkes to a gathering in my home. I was not raised to serve store-bought anything to guests, and rarely have deviated from that central teaching, driven home in childhood by a mother who not only made all of our food, but a…
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Life On the Heels of Hatch’s Hanukkah Song, the Ballad of Mormon by a Jew
Thanks, Orrin Hatch for the most publicized (first-ever?) Mormon-rendered Hanukkah Song. Conan’s self-proclaimed only Jew Max Weinberg returned the favor last night with a little ditty for the Mormon community to sing at Christmas time. Doubt they will though, since its purpose is to count all the ways in which the singers know nothing about…
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Life Aftermath of Mosque Arson Attack — Condemnations and Settler Rabbi Dance and Chant
This weekend the “price tag” policy of extremist settlers got well and truly out of hand. Price tag is an attempt to demonstrate to law enforcement bodies that any action which interferes with settler interests will result in vandalism on highways and in Palestinian villages — and sometimes also harm to individual Palestinians. On Friday…
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