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Rosa Mexicana Mexican Passover! Probably ingredient pesadic rather than KLP
....and here is the NPR article about Rosa Mexicana's Mexican Passover menu. Sounds yummy!
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/04/11/300596835/pass-the-chipotle-marrow-matzo-balls-its-mexican-passover
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Thanksgivukkah Showdown!
An entertaining answer to the question "Which holiday is better?" -
Keep An Eye Out
Macy's has announced that they will be including in their Thanksgiving Day Parade a giant dreydel! -
"Fill the Void"
Just saw this Chassidic family drama as part of a Jewish Film Festival here in Melbourne - if it comes your way, I highly recommend it. (It was the Israeli submission to the Academy Awards this year and the lead actress won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival.) A pregnant woman dies giving birth and her grieving family encourages her ( Read more... ) -
Shofar blowing
Hello weirdjews! I come to you with a question and discussion point. I learned how to blow the shofar when I was little and my dad (a rabbi) taught me that Teruah was wailing or moaning, three up and down notes. Shevarim was broken, shivering, a broken sound of 7-9 notes. I have always blown the shofar like that in synagogues. However in pretty ( Read more... ) -
Kashrut Breakthrough
The Rabbinical Council of California has certified a range of personal lubricants as kosher :-) -
TrayfBerries?
So I had already noticed that the list of kitniyot seemed to be getting longer over time; a friend told me the other day that at least the MO rabbis in New England kept expanding the list of "home cooks can't possibly inspect this well enough to find any bugs- you can only eat these things packaged and frozen, with hexure." I had been familiar ( Read more... ) -
Judaism in a Teapot
This Spanish Inquisition era teapot has numerous ritual objects hidden within. The workmanship and design are spectacular - you really have to see it! -
"There's an App for That"
Not exactly an app, but now there's Leviticus! The Video Game -
Yom Ha'Atzmaut Sameach!
Amusing column for Yom Ha'Atzmaut. Chag sameach, everyone!