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Two basic words appear in our literature to connote freedom. One appears in the Torah and other receives no mention in Tanach proper. It would follow that Chazal describe the essence...

As we all know, this Pesach is a special challenge to all of us who cook. Any Pesach Seder is a lot of preparation, but the three day Yomim Tovim call...

“Food can connect us to our past. In fact, food is often our very last and only connection to our pasts, enduring long after the old language has been forgotten and...

I was able to dig up this Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe (non Gebrokts) Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 sticks margarine 2 packages vanilla sugar 1 (7 oz.) package ground filberts 1 (7...

For this Pesach column, I’d like to cut right to the chase (who has time for anything else with all the preparation?!) and focus on some non-gebrokts side dishes, without potatoes!...

Here is a Gluten-Free potato matzah ball recipe which you can try out for Dumplings. Good Luck!! Gluten-Free Potato Kneidlach (Passover Dumplings) Ingredients: 2 medium russet potatoes, peeled 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil...

Please note that in past years, Rabbi Meir’s pre-Purim column consisted of “Purim Torah”, light-hearted spoof in the Purim spirit. The following column, although on a Purim topic, is totally serious....

Much about Purim is shrouded in mystery. Consider that: The very phrase Megillat Esther has been taken to mean the revelation of the hidden. The Talmud describes the source of Esther in the...

Purim is a perennial favorite. It’s clearly one of the most fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. We get dressed up in ridiculous costumes, dance in the synagogue for hours, eat...

The Megillah tells us that both the 14th and the 15th days of Adar are days of “feasting and joy, and sending portions” (Esther 9:22). But it doesn’t state explicitly why...