This is the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
Rosh Hashanah
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Food Applesauce Cake With Pomegranate Glaze
Apple cake is one of Judaism’s most enduring recipes. Every family has its own method and nary a Jewish cookbook is without an entry for this perennial favorite. While the cake is popular year round, at no time does it see more action than during Rosh Hashanah, when apples and honey represent a sweet new…
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The Schmooze Toronto Day School Blasts Shofar World Record
The students at Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto are tooting their own horns now that it looks like they have broken the world record for the largest shofar ensemble. Last week, the school’s community gathered together to blow 1,406 shofars simultaneously, shattering the prior record of 796 set in Boston in 2006. The new record…
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Books Casting Off
Stuart Nadler’s first book, “The Book of Life,” is now available. His posts are being featured this week on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: For me, the year has always begun in September. I grew up…
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Culture Happy Rosh Hashanah to All, No Matter What the Gender
‘I’m done with all my shanot tovot,” an Israeli friend said to me a while ago, meaning that she had finished sending out shana tova cards to all the people on her list. How did I know that she was talking about greeting cards and not tragically telling me, “I’m done with all my good…
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News Pan De Calabaza
2 packages active dry yeast ½ cup sugar 2 cups warm water (105-115F) ½ teaspoons ground ginger 1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom 2 teaspoons salt ½ cup vegetable oil 3 eggs, divided, lightly beaten 1 cup canned cooked pumpkin 8 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 1) In large bowl, dissolve yeast and…
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News Keftes De Prasa and Keftes de Espinaca
12 large leeks 3 matzas or 4 slices bread 3 eggs 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 2/3 cup shopped walnuts (optional) matza meal vegetable oil for frying juice of 2 lemons (about 4 tablespoons) 1) Wash leeks well to remove sand. Cut off and discard roots and tough outer leaves. Cut remaining parts crosswise…
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News Pollo Con Susam
2 eggs 1/3 cup water 1 cup matza meal or panko bread crumbs 1 ½ teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons paprika ½ cup sesame seeds 2 broiler/fryers (about 2 ½ – 3 pounds each) cut into eighths ½ cup melted margarine or olive oil preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Lightly grease large baking pan. Beat…
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News Pollo Con Susam
2 eggs 1/3 cup water 1 cup matza meal or panko bread crumbs 1 ½ teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons paprika ½ cup sesame seeds 2 broiler/fryers (about 2 ½ – 3 pounds each) cut into eighths ½ cup melted margarine or olive oil preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Lightly grease large baking pan. Beat…
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