Jewish and Israeli Holidays
Protesters against the government’s judicial reform push have launched a “Day of Paralysis.”
Traditional holiday dishes can be flavored with never-before available dried spices and herbs, many of them mixed medleys like za’atar, shawarma and hawaij.
It was my mother who taught me how to beat egg whites into “stiff peaks” for baking holiday sponge cakes.
Police search for a man who toppled a wooden menorah, damaged a car and threw bricks at the synagogue’s front door.
Still, attendees hailed the event, which was held two days after Purim, for its diversity.
Skip the usual soup and stick with the two proteins: fish and meat. Each may become a year-round favorite.
“We’re proud of the close relationship we have with the Jewish communities of Hackney,” a New Scotland Yard spokesman tells JNS.
The holiday started after sundown on Monday and continues through Tuesday evening, with Shushan Purim lasting through Wednesday.
“This will not be allowed to gain a foothold,” said the Israeli prime minister.
As in hamantaschen ... check out this recipe for a “drunken” treat.
For the festive holiday meal, many serve dishes incorporating pulses like peas, beans and nuts.
“It is a story about the necessity of Jewish power as a form of group protection—of lobbying, rallying, activism and sticking one’s neck out for one’s fellow Jew,” says Wendy Zierler, a rabbi and a professor of modern Jewish literature and feminist studies at Hebrew Union College‒Jewish Institute of Religion.
