A New York Jewish community has created what it believes is the world’s longest challah, and hopes it’s recognized as a Guinness World Record.
The effort to shape and bake the …
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By Faygie Holt, JNS
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1/31/24
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My husband Jerry came home from minyan yesterday morning and said his friend Steve Kollander asked if he had any polo collared shirts that weren’t black. Jerry replied, “I also have blue.”
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By Judy Joszef
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7/16/14
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My husband Jerry thinks it’s an adventure to have a stopover or two when he flies. His best flight yet was his two stop trip to Israel. He got to visit Romania, the birthplace of his dad. It …
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By Judy Joszef
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7/8/15
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Since this is the fourth Shavuot that I’m writing this column, and I’ve exhausted all my Shavuo stories, I’m going to do something novel and honor the original intent of this …
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By Judy Joszef
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6/8/16
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Sukkot is related to the way the Jewish people lived while wandering in the desert for 40 years, building tents called sukkot that sheltered them. In their wildest dreams, I don’t think they …
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By Judy Joszef
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10/13/16
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Keeping a stocked pantry is a deep love of mine; it must run in my blood. My mother also was obsessed with having backups of her favorite products in the basement — boxes of pasta, cans of …
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By Shannon Sarna, Nosher via JTA
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10/25/17
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For those of us who love football there is Draft Day, Kickoff Weekend to Super Bowl Sunday, and, unfortunately, Black Monday, the day after the regular season ends, when a dozen teams prepare for the …
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By Judy Joszef
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1/7/16
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By the time Sukkot arrives, we are three weeks into nonstop Jewish holiday mode. Some people might be a little tired of cooking, and I don’t blame them one bit.
But Sukkot is probably my …
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By Shannon Sarna, JTA
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10/13/16
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A few years a ago, when Jerry became reconnected with his childhood friend Leslie Kellner a’h, he couldn’t believe the depth and breadth of Leslie’s power of recall. Leslie …
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By Judy Joszef
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10/25/17
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There’s something about carrots at the farmers market that I find utterly addictive. I can’t pass by without buying them, especially when they still have their beautiful green stems. They …
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By Shannon Sarna, JTA
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10/13/16
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