With a haunting melody that includes descending notes, Prelude in E Minor is one of the most iconic of all time. Expressive and moving, Chopin actually requested that it be played at his funeral.
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Jewish Holidays
Matzo Brei: Lox, Eggs, and Onion
Matzo (or matzah) brei, a fried egg and matzo scramble, is a Passover breakfast favorite. And, while there are endless variations on this beloved dish, Michelle Streit Heilbrun (heiress to the Streit Matzos empire) outdoes them all with this lox and onion version from her outstanding Matzo: 35 Recipes for Passover and All Year Long: A Cookbook.
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This ancient story of Purim is all plot-twists and ironic turnarounds, but G-d isn’t mentioned at all. It’s as if He left the fate of His people to the roll of the dice—or did He?
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New Year of the Trees
Trees are powerful symbols of life, even eternal life. In fact, it's considered a mitzvah (a good deed) to plant trees in Israel to commemorate loved ones who have died. To do so on Tu BiShvat is especially fitting.
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This recipe for Moroccan Chicken will bring a delightful, tangy-sweetness to your Hanukkah holiday table, and a perfect pairing for those crispy latkes!
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Post-Atonement Kugel
Jews spend the holiday of Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) praying, meditating, and abstaining from both food and liquid. At sunset, most people are so hungry they'd happily sit down to a nice bowl of carrots. But no Jewish mother would put up with that.
Read MoreForgiveness
Before we can ask for forgiveness, we need to know where we went astray and try to understand why. Before we can ask to be written in G-d's "Book of Life," we need to know how our choices have brought more pain, and even death, into the world.
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Between the Straits
The three-week period between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av is referred to as Bein Hametzarim, which means “between the straits" in Hebrew. The phrase is taken from the Book of Lamentations: “…all her (Jerusalem's) persecutors overtook her between the straits.” (Eichah 1:3)
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Incredible Passover Rolls
Incredible Passover Rolls
In spite of the miraculous and awe-inspiring story it serves to remind us of, the novelty of matzah does tend to wear off pretty quickly. Luckily, thousands of years of Jewish culinary experimentation has culminated in the invention of this time-honored Passover-workaround—the Kosher for Passover dinner roll.
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Chocolate Freedom Torte
Chocolate Freedom Torte
There is so much to be grateful for during the holiday season. But what can compare with the fact that chocolate is Kosher for Passover?
Read MorePassover 2020
He told our ancestors to eat “in haste,” with our bags packed, and our sandals strapped on. So we ate alone in our homes, with a terrifying plague just outside our doors.
Sound familiar?
Read MoreThe Upside Down
We all get used to seeing the world from our own perspective. But if it's only from that one viewpoint, is it really accurate? Wouldn't it be better to see the world from as many angles as possible?
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