family Archives – Jewish Journal

PASSOVER FOOD: Treats to Leaven Desire for Dessert

Judy Zeidler April 6, 2006

Something new for the holiday, use the charoset ingredients to make a Passover Fruit Cake filled with nuts and dried fruit that offers a tasty and a crunchy treat. It is similar to the Italian delicacy known as Panforte that originated in Sienna. The mixture is tossed together in a large bowl, spooned into parchment-lined baking pans, and baked for an hour and a half. The good news is that these loaves will easily keep for the eight days of the holiday.

Spectator – The Geffen’s Great Escape

Tom Tugend May 19, 2005

Cunningly constructed, the play relates the adventures and misadventures of the Sycamore Family of New York, whose guiding motto is, do whatever turns you on, however eccentric, and you\’ll have lots of fun, avoid ulcers and enjoy a happy ending.

Dinner Celebrates Families

Andrea Adelson May 6, 2004

Aphilanthropic couple and a young family with a preschooler are to be recognized at the 9th annual Jewish Family Service of Orange County (JFS) dinner celebrating family.

Family Dinners

Jane Ulman April 12, 2001

According to Robert Putnam, author of \”Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community,\” family dinners occur 33 percent less frequently today than in 1970.