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Breaking News Jewish School That Refused to Play Hoops on Shabbat Is Back in State Playoffs
Beren Academy, which made international headlines last year with its battle to avoid a forfeit in the Texas state boys’ basketball tournament over a Sabbath scheduling conflict, is back in the state semifinals. The Houston Jewish day school advanced on Tuesday in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 2A tournament with a 62-52…
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Breaking News Orthodox Jew With No ID Must Pay $90 Fine
An Orthodox Jewish man who for religious reasons failed to produce identifying documents to Dutch police will have to pay a $90 fine, a Dutch appeals court ruled. Tuesday’s ruling by the Hague Appeals Court, which is a Dutch Supreme Court, struck down a lower court ruling last year regarding a violation that occurred on…
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Recipes Recipes That Survived the Long Journey From Ethiopia
‘You want the onions, garlic and ginger to melt into one another,” Beejy Barhany told me while stirring a pot that would soon hold kik wot, a creamy yellow split pea stew from Ethiopia. On another burner, doro wat, a chicken stew studded with hardboiled eggs, bubbled under the lid. I stood close by, at…
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Recipes Recipes That Survived the Journey From Ethiopia
In this week’s edition of the Forward, Ingredients columnist Leah Koenig writes about the Shabbat traditions of the Ethiopian Jewish community. Savor the recipes below. Doro Wat The use of spice is very subjective in Ethiopian cuisine, so add or subtract to your liking. You can find berbere at specialty food shops, and order a…
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Food Mixing Bowl: NYC’s Best Challah?; Hummus Addiction
New Yorkers no longer have to go to Tel Aviv for Uri Scheft’s extraordinary bread, his shop has come to Union Square. [Grub Street] Apparently, an addiction to hummus is a thing — and Kate Moss is suffering from it. Sorry, Kate. [Grub Street] Shabbat dessert is a great time for a special treat. Try…
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Recipes Shabbat Meals: Kale Salad Is My Birthright
I was, quite literally, born to cook traditional Shabbat dinners for large groups of hungry guests. Named for two of my great-grandmothers, I grew up being regaled with tales of their culinary abilities. My maternal great-grandmother, Pesha, was known for her Shabbat challahs, pastries and cookies. Even as adults, all of her children visited her…
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Breaking News Rabbis Slam Winnipeg JCC for Early Shabbat Opening
Rabbis in Winnipeg have criticized a decision by the Jewish community center in the Canadian city to open earlier on Shabbat. The recent decision by the Rose and Max Rady JCC to open at 8 a.m. on Saturdays instead of at noon means “the final vestige of observance of this most significant mitzvah … has…
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Food Shabbat Dinner, Havana Style
On a balmy afternoon in January of 1969, my mother and her family left their sprawling farm in Cuba for the promise of a new life filled with opportunity in the United States. Like many other immigrant families, they worked hard to assimilate into the culture of their new home country. My grandfather went to…
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