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Natasha Cooper-Benisty

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Natasha Cooper-Benisty has been a Jewish educator in both day school and religious school for the past 10 years. In 2011 she received a MS in Jewish Communal Service from Gratz College. She enjoys educating her students about Moroccan Jewish culture and creating Moroccan feasts for her Ashkenazic friends.

Articles

Moroccan Passover Traditions and Recipe

Moroccan Passover Traditions and Recipe

03/23/2017

Different seder rituals and a delicious haroset recipe.

Embracing A Jewish Henna Wedding Tradition

Embracing A Jewish Henna Wedding Tradition

10/07/2015

This custom is a treasured part of Moroccan Jewish and other Mizrahi marriage celebrations.

Eating Ashkenazi-Sephardi Style at Sukkot

Eating Ashkenazi-Sephardi Style at Sukkot

10/07/2014

Sukkot appears to be one holiday in which the Moroccan and Ashkenazic customs and rituals are fairly similar.

Not My Mother’s Matzah Balls: My Moroccan Kitchen

Not My Mother’s Matzah Balls: My Moroccan Kitchen

07/17/2014

I have often joked that I am the only woman in America who doesn’t cook anything that she grew up eating.