This is the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
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Life Apples, Honey — and Israel — in My California Backyard
Libi bamizrach va’ani b’sof ma’arav. “My heart is in the East, but I am in the farthest West.” Those were the sentiments of Yehuda Halevi, the Jewish-Spanish physician and poet who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries. They are also mine. However, while for Halevi, “East” represented the Land of Israel, for me it…
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Life A Meaningful Holiday for Parents of Young Children
Recently, a friend announced that she was not attending High Holy Days services this year. It was not a sign of protest but rather of resignation. Having attended services last year with a toddler, there was no way she was going to try this year with two small children. Even when a congregation offers tot…
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Food Honoring Family Traditions: A Persian Rosh Hashanah Feast
This year the final iftar, or breakfast for Muslims who celebrate Ramadan, falls on the evening of the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Iftar culinary traditions vary widely, much like those for Rosh Hashanah, depending upon the community where it is celebrated and the local foods. Louisa Shafia, author of “Lucid Food: Cooking for an…
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News Poached Apples and Pears in Orange Blossom Water
Serves 4 3/4 cup honey 1/3 cup orange blossom water 5 cardamom pods, or 1teaspoon ground cardamom Salt 2 apples (Gala, or Golden Delicious), peeled, quartered, and cored 2 Bosc pears, peeled, quartered, and cored 4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice 1/4 cup toasted almonds, coarsely chopped 1) Choose a medium-sized saucepan in which to…
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News Chickpea Cakes with Lime Honey Dipping Sauce
Makes approximately 10 cakes 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for frying 1 yellow onion, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons ground coriander 2 tablespoons ground cumin 2 tablespoons dried mint 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 2 cups cooked chickpeas 2 teaspoons salt 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup bread crumbs ¼ cup lime juice…
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News Green Rice
Makes 6 Cups 2 cups long-grain basmati rice Salt 1 teaspoon saffron threads or powder 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 leeks, green and white parts, finely diced 1 teaspoon dried lime powder, or 1 preserved whole lime 1 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 cup minced fresh cilantro 1/3 cup minced fresh dill 1 cup…
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News Fesenjan (Chicken in Pomegranate Walnut Sauce)
Serves 4 to 6 2 pounds skinless chicken legs or breasts, rinsed and patted dry 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 large or 2 small yellow onions, diced 2 beets, peeled, quartered, and sliced 1/4 inch thick 1 1/2 cups walnuts, pulsed in a food processor until coarsely ground 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon ground…
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Food Drink Your Honey This Rosh Hashanah – Mead and Hard Cider Cocktails
From an Epicurean and symbolic perspective Rosh Hashanah is practically synonymous with honey. This year, in addition to dipping apples into honey, my family will be drinking it as well. Not in its viscous, sticky form, but as mead an alcoholic honey wine, which is a bit yeasty and light in flavor, like wheat beer…
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