In these parshot, Moses wraps up all he has to say to the Israelites. When he is done speaking, he will take leave of them and die. He says: \”Please remember all I have instructed you to do, so that you will lead happy and fulfilled lives.\”
For Rosh Hashana this year, I am sharing three chicken dishes that you can prepare for your family holiday meal. Every family has their own recipe for roast chicken, but if you\’re looking for something new and different to serve on Rosh Hashana, try one of these.
Tired of serving up that familiar holiday honey cake? At the Rooibos Tea House, a happy, healthy New Year starts with African red tea and red tea baked goods.
\”Cooking with our tea is a delicious way to celebrate the High Holidays — tasty and energizing,\” said Rooibos owner Nira Levy Maslin.
\”Adventures in Jewish Cooking\” by Jeffrey Nathan (Clarkson Potter, $32.50).
When it comes to kosher fine dining, chef Jeffrey Nathan of New York\’s Abigael\’s restaurants wrote the book. Now, just in time for Rosh Hashana, he\’s written \”Adventures in Jewish Cooking,\” a collection of innovative recipes that redefine kosher as a world-class cuisine.
Apples dipped in honey. And while you\’re at it, dip the challah, too. Chicken soup with knaidel. Here, who\’s gonna finish this last little piece of brisket? What? You didn\’t try the noodle kugel? Don\’t tell me you\’re too full for my homemade honey cake and cookies — it\’s Yom Tov!
magine a Rosh Hashana table adorned with fruits and vegetables galore. Ruby-red pomegranates beckon; their jellied seeds symbolize your good deeds in the coming year. A bowl of crunchy sesame seeds promises that your virtues will be as numerous as the seeds themselves. You partake of pumpkins and squash for protection; you nibble on olives and fava beans, too. To keep enemies away, you sample spinach and beet greens. You taste tantalizing dishes seasoned with garlic and leeks, believed to cancel your bad deeds. And to guarantee a sweet year, you delight in figs, quince, dates — and apples soaked in honey.
Rabbi Edward Feinstein wants to make something clear: It\’s not about the anecdotes or the jokes or the witty stories. \”The art of giving a sermon is not to say something clever. The art of giving a sermon is to say something important. It\’s not about entertaining,\” says Feinstein, rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino. \”I want to say something that will change the way people think and act and what they value, and bring people closer to the source of the meaning of life.\”
This High Holiday season, leaders of Temple Ner Maarav want people to know that they are still open for business.
Some might have thought otherwise of the Encino synagogue, which was rocked by a battle that divided members between the shul\’s rabbi of 19 years and its more recently hired cantor.
On a typical Shabbat morning at the Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills, there is seldom a free seat in the spanking new 1,200-seat sanctuary. At Nessah, like other traditional Orthodox synagogues in Los Angeles, men and women sit separately, men lead the services and they don\’t use a microphone.
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