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Update on my life
My computer is super unhappy and so I've had to rebuild it from scratch. I have a bar mitzvah in Teaneck to attend this weekend and next week begins the really psycho cleaning for Passover.
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Sewing and design
A number of you know that I've begun helping a friend, Debbie, who wants to become a dress designer and hopefully turn that into a livelihood. For years I have had a bunch of ideas for what I'd like to wear and what I think would sell well in modest communities but since I don't sew I've done nothing with those ideas. Last week someone on modest_style ( Read more... ) -
Passover information on the web
I know I have a few Jews-in-training on my f-list and thought I'd share a couple resources.
My website contains an excel workbook that includes checklist for preparation, menus, and recipes http://lennhoff.com/Pesach.htm
One of my favorite resources for passover information is:
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Back from MA but sick
I had a good visit in MA. Unfortunately I seem to have caught the bug that several family members had. So I'm over a week behind on everyone's LJs.
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Productive day
Today has been quite productive:
1. Debbie & I took some $500+ of food to the kosher food pantry. When llennhoff started his current job we set up a tzedacka/charity account and decided that we wanted about 50% of that to go towards feeding the hungry. Debbie and I have been keeping an eye on sales & using lots of coupons for the food pantry for the last ( Read more... ) -
Top Sephardi rabbi rules women may chant Scroll of Esther for men
Thanks llennhoff . I thought this was interesting.
Ha-aretz reports
Israel - Women are allowed to chant the Scroll of Esther on behalf of men if no competent men are available, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of Israel's Sephardi community, ruled in a landmark decision liable to outrage many of his Ashkenazi counterparts.
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artificial insemination/shomer negiah
I wonder if any of my friends have the knowledge to help the OP at http://community.livejournal.com/weirdjews/1964167.html . -
Shabbos menu
Tonight we are out to a friend and then llennhoff walks over to shul to see what people think of his mexican cholent. They do a yearly cholent cook-off to raise money for the shul. Last night all the contestants were at the shul to set up the cholents and to pur the cholents in their crockpots. They've put pushke's out next to the cholent pots & there ( Read more... ) -
Exciting news on new locations for KOL Foods
From KOL Foods NJ this month:
Hello all,
I'm taking orders for March for NJ on a first come, first serve basis as we are anticipating demand for Pesach. Order deadline March 24th for delivery on the 31st.
Mixed Lamb Box is 10-14lbs., sells for $16/lb and includes a mix of the following cuts: shoulder chops , baby lamb chops, shank, neck and ( Read more... )