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Your source for information on the laws of kashrut.
Kosher salt isn't really kosher at all - as in the production of it is not overseen by rabbis. Kosher salt is a coarser salt and it's used to make meat kosher - it absorbs more moisture than finer ground salt (ergo it's more concentrated - kosher pickles are saltier). Jewish law prohibits the consumption of blood, so kosher meat needs to be salt cured.
This is a good entree and I bet I'll even be able to throw a few shekels in...and just in time for Passover!
You'll be definitely able to answer some questions! Last year I did a dairy meal for Seder - but that was SO MUCH WORK, albeit yummy. This year I'm going to just roast a turkey with matzah stuffing. We do the ashkenazic traditions though and no peas or anything, even though they're technically allowed, during seder at least. So I need to come up with some easy, non dairy side dishes for about 15 people. Preferably things I can make the day before! Though Julia's naming ceremony is at 10 AM on Sunday, and seder's Monday night. I'll be busy for a few days.
nothing makes meat taste better than lots of kosher salt.
I've been to a very bris ceremonies but never a naming. I am excited for you and your family! What is her Hebrew name? (I love the name "Julia"). Mazel Tov.I'm sure a meat seder would be easier, and with two little ones, the easier the better. I have never had mazah stuffing, but I love anything matzah. I bet it's great.
What the hell does that mean? I meant "a few."
for taking the time, all of you. This has pleased the wife.
to make your wife happy.For some reason that sounds kind of silly.
What pleased the wife, dare I ask???
do you guys hide the afikomen at the seder? It's cool that Anna will be old enough this year to know what's "going on" with all of the rituals and tradition.
This year. Usually we just put it under a cloth, on the china cabinet, and Jay finds it. This year we'll hide it somewhere, and I've got a passover coloring book for the prize. It'll be even more fun when Julia gets it too and they both look for it!I might even teach her to sing part of the four questions, or at least to sing with mommy. She has an amazing memory for song - we sing about twenty songs during our seder, as the whole family is musical.
That sounds so nice. I have strands of "Hayenoo" in my head (I know I'm butchering the spelling). I'm going to visit the shul on 4/9, as we have it off for Good Friday. Do you unchametz your house? If, so, you go. I can't imagine all that work.
She now knows about kosher salt, smart guy . . .
But if we did, it IS okay just to put it in the deep freeze, thank goodness. We might do it as the girls get bigger.
What does that entail?
Forbidden during passover - leavened stuff, and certain grains too. Depending on if you're ashkenazic or sephardic, some avoid all legumes, some corn, some rice, etc.
don't just throw their "chametz"--the leavened stuff, grains, etc. as dex mentioned--out in the garbage. they also SCRUB their entire house, top to bottom, every cupboard, fridge, oven, microwaves, et. al., to make sure not a crumb of chametz remains. i can't imagine doing that, especially yearly. a modified practice is to take a feather and brush some chametz--probably flour or bread crumbs--into a little container and throwing it out. this is a symbolic cleansing of chametz. this would be what i would do, believe me.(dex, if i'm giving any false information you can call me on it. i've gotten a rusty on my knowledge of this stuff).
would be to burn some in open flames.Nope, its all good info.
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Jay and I have that cartoon linked from our blog. I dig the ShaBot.
Ha ha--The Shabot is hysterical. I didn't read it until now.Dex, or anyone else who may know, do you understand the extremely Orthodox sect's view on smoking cigarettes? I saw an Orthodox man yesterday walking down an alley and smoking. Frankly, I was shocked. He had on the tall black hat, the tallit, the white and black suit--you know. I've just never seen that. I would think the rebbe would disapprove of such a thing. People who are that Orthodox aren't even allowed to touch their prospective bride/groom until they're married, and I figured smoking would be taboo. Any insight?
but I'll find out!
often come on campus to smoke... but that doesn't really say anything about what the official view is.
in case you weren't aware, North Park is down the street from a Yeshiva. There is a pretty large Orthodox population in this area. I've never seen them smoking on campus. Interesting. Dex, tell us your findings when you find them!
you haven't been looking very easily, Hi-dei . . .
The Reform view on smoking... not forbidden and why...The Orthodox view on smoking... not forbidden but not looked well upon at all, and why...
Dex, that is interesting. And Lt., I have never seen the kids from the Yeshiva smoking on campus--never. I've only seen that one smoking at all, in any location. Interesting, since I smoked as an undergrad and now I am outside a lot just walking around. You think one would have asked me for a light back in the day if they needed one...? Although aren't they also prohibited from speaking to young, unwed females? Especially goyem females? When I walk by the students now (off-campus), on my lunch hour or whatever, they never speak to or acknowledge me, even if I say "hello." I can't help saying hello if I pass someone and make eye contact. I don't mean that in a bad way, or that they're being rude. I think they are not supposed to speak to me, if I remember correctly from my days at the synagogue. We didn't come across many Orthodox people, as it was a Conservative shul. My friend's husband was a Modern Orthodox rabbi, but I know even that is vastly removed from the tradtional Orthodox way of life.
I ate so much matza ball soup for lunch today that I think I'm going to explode. I felt that this would be the appropriate entree to post that...