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21 July 2008
Restrictions on Food Tighten for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Every person of every creed, race, color and religion is welcome at the Olympics, correct? Well, Rabbi Levi Brackman writes in his column that the strict Chinese regulations on visas and on imports may prevent restaurateurs from making kosher food available at the Games, which make many feel unwelcome. Quoting Rabbi Moskowitz, of Shatz Kosher [...]
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9 July 2008
Bull By Any Other Color
That’s right, it’d still be bull.
In an attempt to take a break from the philosophical and creative ideas that have been the basis for most of my posts to Jewneric, I will be delving into the issue of Kashrut.
Between myself and the other posters on Jewneric there has been adequate discussion on issues relating [...]
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1 July 2008
“Raid Unsettles Kosher Beliefs” WSJ article 7/1/08
For those of you who don’t get the Wall Street Journal, here is an outside view of the Agriprocessors matzav, and what some Jews are doing about it. (Its also a plug for my fellow “36 under 36” recipient Shmuly Yanklowitz, co-founder of Uri L’Tzedek.)
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“Raid Unsettles Kosher Beliefs”
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27 June 2008
Gary Vaynerchuk is a Real Mentch!
Last night I had the unique opportunity to hear from and talk to web personality, wine expert, and tremendously nice guy, Gary Vaynerchuk, of Wine Library TV. I first “met” Gary online some months ago. After hearing his name for almost two years, it was highly recommended to me by a few friends [...]
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24 June 2008
A Bubble Of A World
While at work, and in dire need of entertainment, my friend sent me a link to a restaurant review and urged me to look down to comment #25. Comment #25 was posted by a woman wanting to know if this is a good place for her to bring her children for dinner in the city. [...]
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16 June 2008
Drink Wine. Israeli Wine.
Maybe it’s just me, but everywhere I turn in Jerusalem, I am sucked into a conversation about wine. People who know me professionally lament to me, asking “Why doesn’t Israel market itself through its wines?” My friends will either tell me about their favorite wine store (and physically take me there), or have a [...]
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6 June 2008
Don’t Eat a Peach or Raisins and Almonds because Carrot Juice is Murder
We are on the approach to the Pentecost, also known as Shavuot. On the holiday of Shavuot there is a well known custom not to eat any meat. There is a lesser known custom of the day prior to Shavuot not to eat any meat or any milk. Both customs are of [...]
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17 April 2008
Super Easy and Quick Flourless Chocolate Cake
This is a favorite, not just for Pesach, but all year because it is so delicious. Small slices, please, it is very rich.
Ingredients:
1 12 ounce package of bittersweet chocolate chips
1 stick margarine (4-ounces)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup strong coffee, brewed and cooled
3 eggs
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Use a greased 8-inch springform pan. [...]
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16 April 2008
Jewneric Comes to a City Near You Soon. Will You Be There?
For a little while now, we, the Jewneric Partners, have been considering throwing a party. Well, actually, it would be a series of parties. Well, actually, it would be a series of phat networking events (I’m bringing back the word “phat”). Well, actually, it would be a [...]
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11 April 2008
Matzah and the Boston Marathon
Every year on Patriots Day, a Massachusetts holiday celebrating the start of the Revolutionary War in Concord, thousands of people run the Boston Marathon. While not as famous as its New York counterpart, over 25,000 runners take part. It usually falls on Pesach, many times Chol HaMoed, and Jews from all over the [...]