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April 21, 2005

A New Blend of Chick-Lit Sleuth

Susan Josephs April 21, 2005

Like her protagonist Sophie Katz, Kyra Davis has skin the color of a \”well-brewed latte.\” That\’s why she has spent a large portion of her life fielding comments about her ethnicity.

There was her supervisor at a clothing store, for example, who asked about her Star of David necklace, since how could Davis be Jewish when she looks black? Or all the times people have assumed she\’s Puerto Rican and lecture her on taking pride in one\’s heritage when they discover she can\’t speak Spanish.

\”Occasionally, when people ask me where I\’m from, I\’ll make up some country in Africa and act really offended if they say they never heard of it,\” Davis said.

A Hoppin’ Seder

Kelly Hartog April 21, 2005

Q. Why do we have a haggadah on Passover? A. So we can seder [say the] right words.

It\’s a terrible joke, but it suggests why seders have gone from righteous to rote, from dynamic to deadly boring. Everything is too much by the book, the haggadah, to be exact, in the worst possible way, says David Arnow, in \”Creating Lively Passover Seders: A Sourcebook of Engaging Tales, Texts & Activities.\” (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2004, www.livelyseders.com).

Arnow says that seders are supposed to be living, vibrant, creative — with room for spontaneous discussion and new ideas that reinvent what freedom means to the current generation, which gathers to commemorate a liberation that occurred thousands of years ago.

How to make a seder child’s play

Sharon Duke Estroff April 21, 2005

For parents of squirmy kids, a Passover seder can seem longer than the 40 years our ancestors spent wandering through the desert. Fortunately, all it takes is a little forethought and creativity to keep the younger set from getting as jumpy as the frogs in Pharaoh\’s bed at the big event.

The Blessing of Bibhilu

Rabbi Daniel Bouskila April 21, 2005

A book\’s opening chapter is crucial to setting the mood and aura for the remainder of the book\’s journey. Likewise, the opening scene of a film usually helps set the tone for what will ensue.

The Passover seder is both a reader\’s experience and a moviegoer\’s. We sit around the table and read the haggadah, and we also witness a host of rituals. But how does the seder leader creatively capture an audience and draw it into the experience from the beginning?

Haggadahs for play to keep boredom at bay

Jennifer Garmaise April 21, 2005

Afternoon naps, a steady flow of food and the promise of an afikomen surprise might keep children awake during the seder, but there is nothing that makes them tune out faster than the formal language of an adult haggadah.

Prices Too Low to Be Kosher

Stanley David April 21, 2005

It happens every year, said Daryl Schwarz — who opened this 100 percent-kosher market in 1989 — only lately it\’s been getting worse. Large supermarket and discount chains are able to undersell kosher specialty markets on the very products that, traditionally, have been the Jewish stores\’ lifeblood.

Make Your Seder an Affair to Remember

Felisa Billet April 21, 2005

By using your imagination and listening to the tried-and-true advice of the experts, you can create a stylish and sophisticated Passover seder that will have your guests wishing for another invitation next year.

Winning the Great Sponge Cake Battle

Judy Bart Kancigor April 21, 2005

It\’s that time again. With Pesach here, it\’s time for my annual wrestling match with my nemesis, the dreaded sponge cake.

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