PASSOVER 2008 By Sheilah Kaufman

”Passover is the classic example of a festival in which we eat, drink and live the ideas the holiday represents.”  With the arrival of Passover seders comes an abbreviated list of foods observant Jews can eat ... how many matzah bries and macaroons can anyone really enjoy in one week?   more...

ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR 2007 By Sheilah Kaufman

Here are some interesting new takes on old favorites. more...

SHAVUOT 2007   By Sheilah Kaufman

For me, cheese is one of my favorite “comfort foods” along with chocolate and bread puddings. Finding great new ways to use cheese for family and friends is always an interesting challenge. more...

PASSOVER 2007    By Sheilah Kaufman

As Passover is around the corner, I still am searching for recipes that are new and different to try on my family and friends.more...

ROSH HASHANAH 2006 By Sheilah Kaufman

At no time during the year, with the possible exception of Passover, does food symbolism take center stage more than at Rosh Hashanah.We're all familiar with eating sweet foods, especially apples dipped in honey, to usher in a sweet New Year. Many traditional Jews also refrain from eating sour or bitter foods such as pickles and horseradish since they may interfere with the sweetness of the festival more...

PASSOVER 2006   By Sheilah Kaufman

Passover, the Feast of unleavened bread, is celebrated for 8 days, during which time no leavened products are eaten. On the first two evenings, the whole family joins in the observance of the Seder (order), the Passover meal more...

CHANUKAH 2005   By Sheilah Kaufman

Modern Greek Jewry is minor community in the Diaspora, numbering about 5,000 persons, most Greek citizens, Greek speaking, and in one way or another influenced by their Greek identify. It is difficult today to imagine a world when out of the 10,000,000 inhabitants of the Roman Empire, some 1,000,000 were Jews more...

ROSH HASHANAH    By Eileen Goltz

The month long shul fest called the high holidays is not usually a time where those of us who prepare the meals have a lot of "extra" time to potchkie around. While I'll save time by buying my challah and perhaps a honey cake or two I always take the time to prepare the fresh pumpkin puree I use in so many of my holiday dishes more...

CHANUKAH 2004   By Sheilah Kaufman

The days are getting shorter, and here in Maryland, colder. Soon it will be December and time for family and friends to gather around the menorah and celebrate Chanukah, 'The Festival of Lights.' This is the holiday that celebrates the miracle of the oil, and reminds us that G-d is the G-d of miracles. more...

PASSOVER   By Sheilah Kaufman

IN every generation, each individual should feel that he or she personally had gone forth from Egypt, as it said: "And you shall tell your children on that day saying, this is on account of what the Eternal did for me, when I went forth from Egypt. For the Lord more...