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sabbath
On Shabbat, Stay Cool as a Cucumber
Since they were Orthodox and didn\’t use appliances on the Sabbath, Oma had an array of simple but wonderful dishes she prepared in advance to be eaten cold. In the Miami heat, her Cucumber Dill Salad was one of my favorites.
Bubbie’s Menorah Miracle
Bubbie, my sweet grandmother, is a small woman, barely 5-feet tall. Her candelabra wasn\’t just a candleholder used for the Sabbath and Chanukah lights. It was a family symbol; a magnet that brought family and friends together.
Kick Off the Year Rolling in Dough
As most people know, challah is the braided egg-rich loaf of bread that we traditionally eat on the Sabbath and holidays — two loaves of challah at each of the three Shabbat meals.
The Great Jewish Hope
Dmitriy Salita doesn\’t fight on the Sabbath, which gives his competition a much-needed day of rest from this powerful junior welterweight.
Parshat Yitro
In Parshat Yitro, God gives the Israelites the Ten Commandments.
Creating a Sacred Space
In 1978, when I first applied to college, I didn\’t know what I wanted to study as an undergraduate. I left the space blank on the college application form where I was supposed to indicate an intended major. Someone in the admissions office, based on my grade point average and my achievement test scores, took the liberty and placed me in a major called leisure studies.
Actor of ‘Favor’
\”I am not Menachem.\” So says Israeli heartthrob Aki Avni, referring to his character in \”Time of Favor,\” the Israeli psychological thriller opening in Los Angeles movie theaters Feb 1. The film, winner of six Israeli Oscars last year, including picture of the year, tells the story of a religious settler army unit in which one student, Pini, takes to heart his rabbi\’s ideological rantings about the Temple Mount, and crazily decides to blow it up.
A Mostly Jewish Festival
Q: When does a fence equal freedom?
A: When it\’s an eruv.
On Sun., July 2 the Jewish community of Northridge will celebrate the official initiation of its new eruv, allowing observant Jews the ability to carry on the Sabbath within its domain.The project was initiated more than 10 years ago by members of Young Israel of Northridge, at that time the only traditional Jewish community in the North Valley. They created the North Valley Eruv Society, which eventually expanded to include members of surrounding congregations, such as Temple Ramat Zion, Em Habanim and Chabad of Northridge.
Creative Rest
During the past few months, I have had contact with a friendly pastor, who is sincerely concerned about the future of the Jewish people both here and in Israel.
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