This is the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
Rosh Hashanah
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Community This High Holiday season, we are in charge
Every year, I look forward to High Holidays: the blasts of the shofar and the uplifting Tikatevu chant on Rosh Hashanah, the cantor’s recitation of Kol Nidre as she moves slowly in white kittel through the crowded temple until she prostrates herself at the foot of the bimah, the Tashlikh on the ocean beach, and…
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Food Harissa-Honey Pargiyot (Boneless Chicken Thighs)
Though the actual definition of pargit is “baby chicken” or “Cornish hen,” what we’re actually talking about here are dark-meat boneless chicken thighs. Juicy, marinade-friendly, and pleasingly rich, they’re as popular here as skinless, boneless chicken breasts are in the United States. For this recipe, I ask the butcher to leave the skin on. The…
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Food Ricotta with Date and Pecan Pesto
This is a great Italian inspired Rosh Hashanah treat. You get all the sweet and savory aspects that you love with challah and honey, but here the sweetness comes from a delicious balsamic vinegar and dates. You’ll want to make sure you can use the best and freshest ricotta you can find, which usually requires…
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Food Jam and Poppy Seed Kugel
Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes Serves: 8-10 Hungarians have a particular fondness for poppy seeds, often pairing them with pastries and noodle dishes. Here, the dusky seeds add nutty flavor to a baked lokshen (noodle) kugel. The dollops of jam threaded throughout make this kugel equally appropriate as a side dish, a…
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Food Semolina Olive Oil and Honey Cake with Cherries
Olive Oil Cake Unsalted butter for the pan 1¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan 1 cup semolina flour 1¼ cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1¼ teaspoons kosher salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 3 large eggs 1¼ cups whole milk 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup honey Grated zest of…
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Food Honey Cake from the Box
It might be a classic, but making honey cake is a pain in the ass. (Unless you make this one.) I have no qualms about Betty Crocker. (Not a Jew. Not even a real person!) Since 1921, her (its) boxed vanilla cake mix has wowed guests and saved gobs of time. Coupled with fall spices…
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Food Root Vegetable and Medjool Date Stew
Serves 6 to 8 Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 3 hours The Medjool dates in this wintery stew soak up the sauce but still hold their shape during cooking. I use white wine instead of red. It helps prevent the lighter-colored root vegetables from getting too dark (though if you use beets, you’ll have…
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News In Boston, the pandemic helps open High Holidays to the unaffiliated
In less than two weeks, the High Holidays will arrive in the midst of this unprecedented pandemic. While it may be a challenge to engage worshippers, it’s not impossible. This past month, clergy across Judaism’s denominations shared their thoughts on recreating a High Holiday experience without people in the pews. All were confident about conveying…
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