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Happy Lag B’omer!
One of my hobbies (a bit gentler than writing for this blog or kicking padded assailants in self defense class) is cake decorating. I find the Jewish holidays a frequent source of inspiration.
Here is a cake I made for Lag B’Omer: mocha rum cake with 60% cacao ganache icing, with dyed buttercream frosting stones and [...]
Pesach is coming! Some seder planning ideas…
This year Passover begins on Saturday night, April 19, 2008, and my husband and I are hosting a seder this year. It’s time to do a little thinking about how we will conduct the seder in order to keep the children at the table involved and occupied, and preserve some semblance of intellectual discussion [...]
The Polish Esther
Some years ago, on a group tour of Poland, I visited the town of Kazimierz Dolny. A miniature version of old Warsaw with its ancient buildings and cobblestone paving, this sleepy, medieval town is overlooked by an impressive castle. As our group walked through the town, we were told the story of how once upon [...]
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