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Tashlich: Into the Deep

By
Russ Levine
Tashlich was my chance to rectify my wrongs, so it had to be done right: I'd go to Ocean Beach and purge my sins in the Pacific. But before that, I read up on the ritual to make certain I did not err again.
gummy bears playing in honey

Rosh HaShanah Worship Services: Haftarah Blessings

The blessing after the reading of haftarah always sanctifies the day on which it is read. Throughout most of the year, that day is Shabbat, but haftarahis also read on the High Holidays. On Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur the text changes from the familiar Shabbat text to refer to the holiday.

vegetarian chopped liver

Vegetarian Chopped Liver

Recipe by
Tina Wasserman
I was a child when Uncle Barney had his eightieth birthday party in a Jewish vegetarian restaurant. I still remember the mound of “chopped liver” on a bed of lettuce with some tomato slices.
Round challah with raisins

Round Challah

Recipe by
Tina Wasserman

Normally, two loaves of elongated challah are served for Shabbat, but for the High Holidays a round challah, sometimes containing raisins, is customary. 

Little bundles of fried dough balls with dried fruit and nuts in a shellacked syrup

Teiglach

Recipe by
Tina Wasserman

Three weeks prior to Rosh HaShanah, all the New York Jewish bakeries put up signs urging customers to place their teiglach orders, though most American Jews outside of New York are not familiar with this great desse

White plate piled with lots of Tuscan biscotti cookies

Tuscan Biscotti

Recipe by
Tina Wasserman
Although not mentioned in Deuteronomy, almonds also figure prominently in Tu BiShvat celebrations, as they are the first tree to flower in Israel at that time of year.

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