Bringing the finest cuts of meat to the kosher table
Eitan Arom
September 22, 2016
It started with a simple question.
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September 22, 2016
Challah: Braiding our community together
Esther D. Kustanowitz
September 22, 2016
Start to finish, making challah is a multisensory, multilevel process: mixing ingredients into dough, taking time to let it rise, punching it down, letting it rise some more, separating the dough into balls, stretching the balls into ropes, weaving the ropes together, tucking the ends under, glazing it with egg wash, setting it in the oven and breathing in the smell as it bakes to golden brown, tapping the bottom to make sure it’s cooked through, slicing (or tearing) the loaf and making “mmm” noises while you’re chewing.
The business of challah – more than just making dough
Jewish Journal
September 22, 2016
Normally on Thursday afternoons, Dan Messinger and his head baker at Bibi’s Bakery & Cafe, Gilberto Escobar, fold pieces of dough on a large rustic table, making braided challah.
Recipe: Apple, raisin and honey challah
Jewish Journal
September 22, 2016
In the bowl of a stand mixer using a whisk attachment, combine the yeast, 1/4 cup flour and the warm water, whisking until smooth. Set aside until the yeast begins to foam, about 10 minutes.
From comic books to fine art: Roy Lichtenstein at the Skirball
Avishay Artsy
September 22, 2016
The art of Roy Lichtenstein, with his comic book-inspired images and vivid palette, has become so ubiquitous that it’s hard to remember just how radical the Pop artist was when he first burst into the public imagination in the early 1960s.
Mark Zuckerberg, wife announce plan to invest billions to cure or control ‘all diseases’
Jewish Journal
September 22, 2016
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, said they will invest billions of dollars to “help cure, prevent and manage all diseases.”\n\n\n
At the General Assembly: Abbas slams UN inaction, Netanyahu says UN ‘war against Israel’ is over
Jewish Journal
September 22, 2016
At the United Nations, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he would push for a resolution condemning West Bank settlements, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ties between Israel and the rest of the world were improving and that “the war against Israel at the U.N. is over.”
Treating ‘Harry Potter’ like a holy Bible
Jewish Journal
September 22, 2016
There’s no doubt the cultural impact of “Harry Potter,” J. K. Rowling’s magical creation, has extended beyond her seven books, eight films and the new London stage play, going so far as to inspire social justice initiatives.
Iran’s president blames ‘Zionist groups’ for US ruling that he says violates nuclear deal
Jewish Journal
September 22, 2016
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed “Zionist pressure groups” for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling he said could undermine the Iran nuclear deal.
After bombings, New Yorkers cop an Israeli attitude: ‘Stuff’ happens By Andrew TobinSeptember 22, 2
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“I heard the explosion, then I went to the deli.”
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