Allison Fishman
By Allison Fishman
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News For the Love of the Latke
For many, the traditional Hanukkah experience includes a greasy latke in one hand and (hopefully) a napkin in the other. Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after it was destroyed by Antiochus IV. As Rabbi David Ingber of New York’s Kabbalistic congregation Kehilat Romemu explains, “After the Jews reclaimed the Temple in…
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News Extending the Olive Branch — A Sweet Story
Home cooks who are kosher have relied on margarine, or “Marge,” as she’s often called, as a kitchen staple for years. She’s helped us make pareve cakes to enjoy after a roast chicken on the Sabbath, and has provided us with countless cookies and kugels on the holidays. But butter’s twin has let us down….
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