Category Archives: Judaism

Phil’s World Famous Never Fail Hamentashen

OK, maybe not world famous, but it was published on a long ago defunct website called JCN (Jewish Communications Network) where I wrote their cooking column.  It is very easy and creates about 2 dozen great Hamentashen.  I posted this … Continue reading

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Elijah is coming to town

You better watch out… Now that the football season is over our minds and hearts can turn to that spring pastime that we call PASSOVER! Believe it or not, there are only 49 shopping days until Passover! And just to … Continue reading

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One more month

One month from tomorrow Americans will go to the polls and choose our next president. I have not made any secret of the fact that I support Barack Obama. Here are three videos about Obama and the Jewish Community.   … Continue reading

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Song of the day

Catching up from the two days off. Here are three Rosh Hashana Songs. I am working on the translation of the Hebrew one. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOTOdBzSpYc] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZLq_JB8H44] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwKROOPXUS8]

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Rosh Hashana and Politics

Is it possible to have a blog post about both? Happy Holidays! Enjoy! [youtube= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJhSKW9n13s]

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Cooking Class

I have not posted any recipes in a while, and given that I am quite hungry right now, I thought I would post my recipe for Noddle Kugel.  To be fair, I got this recipe from my mother, so it … Continue reading

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Orthodoxy?

Throughout my posts in this blog it is fairly obvious that I am an observant Jew. I am Shomer Shabbat, I eat only kosher food and I try to live my life in accordance with the laws and customs of … Continue reading

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Whats been going on

Its been almost two weeks since my last full posting, and now I have so much to say, I have been putting it off because I just don’t know where to start. I think the easiest way is chronologically, so … Continue reading

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Passover Prep part 3

When we last left our heroes, we were beginning to clean out the house. The cleaning lady came on Thursday (an hour late, but she got there) and by the time we went to bed on Thursday night (2 am) … Continue reading

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Song of the day

I’ve been in a mellow mood the past few days (despite the harried Passover Prep), and often when I feel down or mellow I like to listen to a wonderful album that mkm and I bought when we were in … Continue reading

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