This is the Forward’s coverage of Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest.
Shabbat
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The Schmooze London Installs ‘Sabbath Mode’ Walk Signal
London is getting a “hands free” crosswalk so that observant Jews don’t have to risk their lives on the Sabbath. Until now, pedestrians need to press a button on London crosswalks and wait for a “green man” to light up to signal they should cross. But for years, this has caused a problem for congregants…
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Food A Shabbat Potluck Amid the Protests and Shouting
While Sabbath is a day of rest, some prefer unrest. Dan Sieradski, a new media activist, organized a Shabbat dinner last Friday amid the hubbub of the Occupy Wall Street protest taking place in Lower Manhattan. Around 20 gathered in a corner of Zuccotti Park to welcome Shabbat, not far from the din of protestors…
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Food Shabbat Meals: Indian Shakshuka
My happiest memories of my father are of mid afternoon Fridays, the only time we would find him in the kitchen. A flock of six kids, like turtles making their journey back to the sea, trekking back home tired and famished on mid afternoon Fridays. A couple of my younger siblings, walking a few miles…
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Food Shabbat Meals: After-Camp Dish of Macaroni
My most memorable Shabbats were at summer camp, in Wisconsin. They began after pool time with a run-around process of my cabin-mates and I straightening our hair, blowing a fuse, sitting in darkness as we freaked out until the fuse was reset, and then repeating. We wore one of the four dresses that were reserved…
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Food A Vegetarian Cookbook for Shabbat
Why is Korean-style barley salad in “The Vegetarian Shabbat Cookbook”? This barley, mushroom and veggie salad is topped off with a soy sauce–sesame dressing. It received rave reviews at an independent minyan’s vegetarian potluck this past Sabbath, and the service leader asked for the recipe. Perhaps a good vegetarian Sabbath dish is one that wows…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Kutchers, Magic Sauce; School Lunch
As we reported in August the classic Jewish Catskills resort Kutcher’s is coming to Manhattan. Here’s more on the scoop. [New York Times] This spicy, tangy and herbed sauce is dubbed “Magic Sauce.” It would certainly liven up any Shabbat chicken. [101 Cookbooks] Changes in school lunches could take years to implements says Marion Nestle….
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The Schmooze Shabbat Dinner: NBC’s Next Sitcom Premise?
As Jews, we know that comedy and drama often unfolds over the Shabbat table. And it seems the TV networks are catching on. “The Office” executive producer Greg Daniels is said to be developing a series for NBC called “Friday Night Dinner,” based on the British series of the same name. The British series revolves…
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Food Shabbat Meals: The Cake That Bested Chemo
In February of 2008 I was living in Nashville, finishing up graduate school at Vanderbilt University. One Friday morning in February I boarded a plane bound for Chicago, heading to my parents’ house to surprise them for Shabbat. My mother had just finished chemotherapy for breast cancer, and on the phone she sounded worn out…
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