This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Food New Food Justice Haggadah Refocuses Seder
The Passover seder is Jewish drama. Over the evening, a tale of slavery and liberation, despair and hope, narrow straits and open possibilities unfolds. We experience this drama through food. We lift high the matzah, the bread of affliction, for all to see; we taste the painful maror to remind us of embittered lives and…
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Culture The Four ‘Sons’ as Characters From ‘Glee’
On a Tuesday night in April, millions of people will gather together for the tale of four Jewish children, each of whom embodies contemporary Jewish consciousness in a different way. The evening is filled with song, multiple narratives and insights into Jewish identity. I’m talking, of course, about the award-winning Fox television series “Glee.” For…
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News Sandy Gertler’s Mandel Bread
2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup butter (or margarine for pareve) 6 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 3/4 cups matzo cake meal 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup potato starch 1 cup mini chocolate chips 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon cinnamon combined with 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter…
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News Bill Telepan’s Dark Chocolate Almond Cake
ABC US News | ABC Business News Serves 8 2 ¼ cups almond flour 1/3 cups + 1 heaping tablespoon cocoa powder 5 large egg whites 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons margarine or butter 1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips 1) Spray ring molds or aluminum cups well and dip in sugar. Shake off excess….
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News Warm Runny Chocolate Soufflés
Dairy or parve Makes 8 servings Nonstick cooking spray 4 ounces good-quality semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate 1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter or margarine 4 large eggs 11⁄2 cups sugar, plus more for coating ramekins 3⁄4 cup matzo cake meal 2 tablespoons potato starch 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1) Preheat oven to 450˚F. Generously coat…
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News Susie Fishbein’s Chocolate and Pineapple Truffles
Dairy or Parve Makes 30-36 truffles 12 ounces good-quality semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate 2⁄3 cup heavy cream or nondairy whipping cream 2 tablespoons Dutch processed cocoa powder 2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar 3 tablespoons finely chopped unsalted pistachios, almonds, or hazelnuts 1) Finely chop the chocolate by hand or in a food processor fitted with a…
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News Food Network’s Flourless Walnut Date Cake
For the Cake: Cooking spray 3 cups walnut halves 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup sugar 4 large eggs, separated 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional) Pinch of kosher salt 3/4 cup chopped pitted dates For the Glaze: 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 4 tablespoons unsalted margarine (for meat meal)…
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The Schmooze National Poetry Month: Two Passover Poems
Charles Bernstein has effectively argued that National Poetry Month celebrations tend to focus on establishment-endorsed, “blockbuster poets,” and he has reminded us just how much great poetry exists outside of well-known publishing houses and literary journals. Bernstein’s dictum came to mind when I came across Bracha Meschaninov’s poetry collection “Tender Skin,” published over a decade…
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