Bringing Generations Together
Vera is a Holocaust survivor who grew up in Vienna, Austria and came to the US in 1947. Other than her daughter, she has only...
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Chosen Eats: Eating Passover, Day 12 - Salmon en Papillote
“Steamed fish and vegetables” sounds like diet food. (And unappealing diet food, at that.) Whenever I read it on a menu, I think of drab,...
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Chosen Eats: Eating Passover, Day 11 - Zucchini Latkes
I’ve already spoken about my love for latkes. While I indulge as much as possible during Hanukkah, it’s hard to justify eating them other times...
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Middle School Students Enjoy Sweet Twist on Passover Traditions
Monday night, Jewish families around the country sat down for the usual first night Passover seder, complete with 4 cups of wine, bitter herbs, a...
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Chosen Eats: Eating Passover, Day 10 - Chicken Salad, Hold the Mayo
Spring has officially sprung! Most of the snow has melted, the sun is shining, and I’m just waiting for it to get a few degrees...
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Chosen Eats: Eating Passover, Day 9 - Sweet Potato and Red Pepper Hash
When I was younger, I rarely ate breakfast. It was always a granola bar or a glass of juice as I was running out the...
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A Passover Play Date: How to Save the Jewish People
As Jews we have seen more than our fair share of suffering and persecution. Every Passover we solemnly acknowledge that God continues to save us...
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Ecology versus the Holocaust: A Tale of Baby Making Decisions
"I wanna have twenty-two babies!” My little sister was five years old and didn’t quite understand the mechanics of childbirth. She thought babies were just...
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The Debrief: On Plagues, Victories, and Steubenville
Our prison system is a modern plague. During the Passover seder, we recount the story of our liberation from slavery in Egypt. To terrorize the...
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Chosen Eats: Eating Passover, Day 7 - Getting Creative with Leftover Matzoh
I always overestimate the amount of matzoh that seder guests will eat. By the time dinner is over and everyone has noshed, nibbled, and dipped...
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