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      <description><![CDATA[“I stood on a chair at the kitchen table, watching mom and Bubbe grate the apples for the charoset, and I would sneak little bits of fruit,” says a daughter who has since become a mother.]]></description>
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      <title>For students staying put on campus, a sweet High Holiday season</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It’s not always possible to go home with observance this year falling on weekdays. But at many schools, Jewish organizations cover all the bases.]]></description>
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      <title>Everything old is new again at Shavuot time</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I dug out “The Settlement Cook Book: The Way to a Man’s Heart” and found not just holiday dishes but some food for thought when it came to women.]]></description>
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      <title>The art of the brew</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Western Galilee is home to Malka Brewery, Israel’s queen of beers, with a small crew honing their craft.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[When the Jews were expelled from the Iberian Peninsula in the 15th century, they brought their own culinary customs from Spain, where beans and legumes were eaten during the holiday.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Think savory with nuts, spices and dips, as well as hamantaschen fillings that feature spinach, feta and herbs.]]></description>
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      <title>Everything’s rich at Mardi Gras, a New Orleans tradition</title>
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