by Webmaster | Apr 6, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
For Rachel Shemarya (née Capelouto), a native of the Island of Rhodes, Passover provided an opportunity not only to share her delicious holiday recipes but also to transmit the Passover story and Sephardic songs in her native language, Ladino, to her family right here...
by Webmaster | Apr 5, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Holidays, Identity
Are there raisins in your haroset? In years past, your answer may have been “Of course!” or “Eww! Who does that?” Attitudes have since changed, thanks to recipe swapping on the net and a growing appreciation for the diversity of world Jewry. But a box of Sun-Maid was...
by Intern | Mar 31, 2017 | Holidays, Identity
At Passover, families come together to celebrate an ancient, shared tradition, encouraging people of all backgrounds and faiths to sit down and eat together. Some seders place Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Mizrahi foods and rituals side by side; for multiracial and...
by Webmaster | Mar 29, 2017 | Holidays, Identity, Jewish Ritual
Mitzrayim, the Hebrew word for Egypt, is also interpreted to mean “narrow places.” At Passover, we celebrate being released from the restrictions that limit us and make our lives smaller. We are not fully free as long as we are kept down by attitudes and conditions...
by Webmaster | Mar 23, 2017 | Identity
Atlanta, Georgia is home to one of the world’s largest and most active communities of Jewish moms, the online Facebook group Jewish Moms of Atlanta or JMoA has nearly 3,000 members and is a vibrant daily meeting place and resource. Be’chol Lashon caught up with...
by Webmaster | Mar 23, 2017 | Identity, Recipes
I am temporarily living in my Grandma Gertrude (pictured above)’s house. So my kitchen is actually, my grandma’s kitchen. She didn’t really like to cook. She did bake though: rich sticky brownies topped with marshmallows, enormous chocolate chip cookies with nuts and...
