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THE TWO MINUTE SEDER (COMEDY)

Posted on April 2, 2008

For those of you who don’t have the patience to sit thru a full Seder: The Two-Minute Haggadah – A Passover service for the impatient. Opening prayers: Thanks, God, for creating wine. (Drink wine.) Thanks for creating produce. (Eat parsley.) Overview: Once we were slaves in Egypt. Now we’re free. That’s why we’re doing this. Continue Reading »

PASSOVER GUIDEBOOKS- CAVEAT EMPTOR

Posted on April 1, 2008

It’s that time of year again- all of the guides to making Passover are out there for your perusal. While most of what is out there is genuinely helpful, people need to constantly look at how sentences are written to determine if perhaps the guide has transformed some people”s custom into everyone’s standard. For example, Continue Reading »

NEW BEERS FROM MICHELOB

Posted on March 31, 2008

The family of brews from St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. already includes Porter, Marzen, Pale Ale, Wheat, Honey Lager and Amber Bock — on top of the basic Michelob rolled out in 1896 and Michelob Light, which followed in 1978. Now, Anheuser-Busch appears poised to stock its Michelob cabinet even tighter. It has received label application Continue Reading »

DIABETICS AT PASSOVER

Posted on March 28, 2008

The Jewish Diabetes Association Passover guide available in PDF format – English and Hebrew Jewish Diabetes Association 2004 Pesach Newsletter English Version (PDF) – 19 pages http://www.kashrut.com/Passover/JDA_Pesach2004English.pdf Hebrew Version (PDF) – 17 pages http://www.kashrut.com/Passover/JDA_Pesach2004Hebrew.pdf The guide covers both medical issues that arise for people with diabetes during Passover, as well as relevant issues of Jewish Continue Reading »

WHEN PESACH STARTS ON A SATURDAY NIGHT

Posted on March 27, 2008

SOME SPECIAL NOTES CONCERNING A PASSOVER THAT BEGINS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. There are all manner of rules that come into play this year (and, by the way, again in 2005!) when Passover begins on a Saturday night. Here are things you need to know: The search for Chametz (Bedikat Chametz) is done on Thursday night Continue Reading »

DEVILED POTATOES

Posted on March 26, 2008

14 petite red or yellow oval shaped potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds) 1 Tsp kosher salt 1/4 cup mayo 2 Tbsp sweet-hot pickle relish 1 tsp cider vinegar 1 tsp spicy brown mustard 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp hot sauce 1/8 tsp ground celery seed 1/2 tsp paprika Preheat oven to 350 Continue Reading »

FUN FACTS ABOUT CHINESE FOOD

Posted on March 25, 2008

GENERAL TSO IS KNOWN FOR WAR, NOT CHICKEN General Tso’s chicken is a dish that is all but unknown in China. If you go to General Tso’s hometown in Hunan Province, almost nobody, even those hundreds of his family members still there, know of the dish. So who was General Tso and why are we Continue Reading »

KOSHER TEA FOR PASSOVER

Posted on March 24, 2008

Bigelow Teas has announced they will offer some teas for Passover this year. Check out this list: Chamomile/Cozy Chamomile Cinnamon Stick Chinese Oolong Constant Comment Constant Comment Green Darjeeling Blend Earl Grey Earl Grey Green English Breakfast English Teatime Green Tea Green Decaffeinated Green with Mint Mint Medley Peppermint Plantation Mint Premium Blend Iced Sweet Continue Reading »

OUR REACTION TO THE KOSHER TODAY EDITORIAL

Posted on March 21, 2008

The tone of the editorial is hard to guess. It seems to us that there is no recognition in the article that the old Kashruth law of NYS was blatantly unconstitutional. It was in defiance of a number of specific Constitutional issues. That the law lasted as long as it did was rather amazing. We Continue Reading »

EDITORIAL FROM KOSHER TODAY

Posted on March 20, 2008

This editorial appeared in the Monday, March 17 edition of Kosher Today. We print it here without commentary. Our comments will, please God, appear tomorrow. My Sixth Sense Sowing More Confusion for Kosher Consumers It was hard to believe that the Commack, Long Island butchers that had caused the demise of the 108-year old kosher Continue Reading »