The Book of Ruth, or Notes on Serendipity And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech. —The Book of Ruth, 2:3 As luck would have it, the first…
Of all the confounding mysteries of Jewish tradition, why Jews eat dairy foods on the holiday of Shavuot certainly isn’t the biggest or most important. But I have always wondered how Shavuot became the cheese holiday. Related Cheesecake for Breakfast — and Soon, for Shavuot 15 Fabulous Vegetarian Dairy Recipes for Shavuot How I Turned…
My ad man dad was never a morning person. He said that when he slept, his best ideas came to him — including his award-winning slogans for “Leggo My Eggo,” “Soup is Good Food” and “Coke is It.” On the weekends, my little sister April and I knew the only way to awake my father…
Breakfast Rosemary-Ricotta Blintzes With Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce Deb Perlman’s Magical Blintzes Cheese Levivot Pancakes Corn and Eggplant Pashtida Lunch/Dinner Cold Yogurt Soup With Cucumbers, Herbs and Rose Petals Cold Sour Cherry Soup Labneh With Tomatoes, Pesto and Tapenade Spinach and Feta Bourekas Gnocchi di Semolino alla Romana (Farina Dumplings Roman Style) Kale and Mushroom Quinoa Mac…
Where I live in Brooklyn, there is no shortage of worthy bakeries, from old-school Jewish joints like Isaac’s Bake Shop and Ostrovitsky to artisanal spots like Ovenly and Bien Cuit. Like with most things, I have found that getting my hands on a perfectly flaky breakfast croissant or satisfying an afternoon cookie craving doesn’t require…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The attacker who stabbed two Jewish teenagers as they walked to the Western Wall on Shavuot night was a Christian-Israeli. John Kakis, 19, of the Old City of Jerusalem, was arrested in connection with the May 23 stabbing attack that left the teens with moderate injuries, the Shin Bet security service said…
Besides indulging in dairy and abstaining from sleep, Shavuot signifies the offering of the first fruits in the Land of Israel, the receiving of the Torah and the story of Ruth the Moabite. For Iraqi Jews, however, Shavuot also represents a time of personal commemoration of the Farhud, the “violent dispossession” that rocked the ancient…
Some of my readers scolded me via email because I planned to attend a night of Shavuot learning that wasn’t centered around text study. I heard them. But I went anyway. And I hope, for this particular column, we can set aside the debate of whether it’s kosher to include non-Torah-focused discussions on Shavuot –-…
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