Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
Rosh Hashanah
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Food A Persian meat and apple stew for Rosh Hashanah
When I was in elementary school, my family visited my cousin Rashel at her home in Maryland, and everything about the trip felt new. Rashel’s teenage daughters seemed so cool and confident, Rashel herself so relaxed and casual in her parenting style. I marveled at the rushing waters of the Potomac River and their seemingly…
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Recipes Red Wine Braised Short Ribs with Creamy Polenta
Eitan Bernath, the 19 year-old cooking phenom, shares this warm, rich High Holiday dish. Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 4 hours Serves 4 people Ingredients For the Short Ribs 2 tablespoons vegetable 3 pounds beef short ribs, cut into 3-inch long pieces 10 shallots, peeled 6 large garlic cloves, peeled and crushed ¼ cup…
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Recipes Apple Tart Squares with Honey Glaze
Eitan Bernath, the 19 year-old cooking phenom, shares a sweet, flakey recipe for fall. Ingredients 1 sheet puff pastry dough, defrosted 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 3 tart apples, such as granny smith, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons butter, melted 2 cups powdered sugar ¼ cup honey ¼ cup milk Instructions…
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Food Cooking show phenom Eitan Bernath, 19, is ready for Rosh Hashanah
The last time Eitan Bernath was featured in The Forward, he was a kippah-clad, 12-year old boy with braces on his teeth. He had just appeared on the Food Network’s cooking show, “Chopped.” Although he was chopped from “Chopped” back then, seven years later one could safely say that while he lost that battle, he…
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Food Why they call me Juicey Jew
My old Instagram account was @ImaniJackson. But today you’ll find me @JuiceyJew. How did that happen? During a summer of growing pains, mindfulness, and healing, my alter ego emerged. Or maybe just my true authentic self came out to play. I’m still deciding. A swift change in my diet changed everything. What had happened was…
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News 10 High Holiday hacks to welcome in 5782
Whether you’re hoping for an in-person holiday or gearing up for a second year of virtual services, this year’s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur come with unique challenges — and opportunities. Although the COVID-19 Delta variant means some synagogues’ plans are still up in the air, it’s not too early to start thinking about how…
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Culture Why this was the right Jewish month for Cuomo to resign
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 20-minute statement, announcing his resignation following allegations of sexual harassment, vacillated between apologies, in which he reiterated that he was taking responsibility for his actions, and statements insisting he had “never crossed the line with anyone.” Addressing the people of New York. Watch LIVE: https://t.co/0DOItVsW23 — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August…
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Community ‘Let us consider this woman’: Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This is the message I shared with my congregation during this past weekend’s Rosh Hashanah services, before we said the mourner’s Kaddish for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and from the Congress floor today. We have to resist what may be our first impulse over the loss of Justice Ginsburg – the political horror of it….
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