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Why do we eat Matzah on Passover? As we read in the Haggadah:Because the dough of our fathers did not have ...
Mock Chopped Liver
This plant based version of chopped liver dip makes a lovely addition to your holiday meal. Mushrooms and walnuts give ...
Megillah, Matzah, and Equality
This is an exciting time of the year to be an observant Jew. The religious momentum in the months of ...
Eating My Way Through Yemen, Philly, Tel Aviv and NYC
I am more often found in my own kitchen working on recipes than out and about eating at restaurants, but ...
Do We Need Lent in Judaism?
There are two funny images I like to circulate this time every year as we approach the Passover holiday. The ...
Horseradish Harvest: A Passover Gathering
Yesterday at Or Shalom Synagogue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, we harvested horseradish from our synagogue garden. We are an ...
Free Stuff: Artisanal Gefilte Fish Delivered to Your Door
We talk about the love and hate of gefilte fish a lot at The Nosher, and we know some of you ...
Oatmeal Lace Cookies
I am over the snow and so is the rest of Boston where I live. Each morning I wake up ...
The Cruelty of a Cheeseburger
This week’s Torah portion commands us to swear off cheeseburgers. Well not exactly. It was the rabbis that created the ...
Homemade Pita Bread
In the ancient world, bread was usually made by using a type of sourdough starter. A little bit of raw ...
Apricot-Infused Bourbon for Purim and Beyond
Hamantaschen get all the Purim glory, and rightfully so. These soft triangular cookies can be filled with anything from the ...