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Perfect Gift Giving
The closer Hanukkah
and the holidays come the more daunting gift buying becomes. All those people,
where do I start? I really don’t have the energy. But then I really do like my
brother’s wife and I must get something for Mom and my Matt. The five P’s ( proper preparation prevents
poor performance) applies
to gift giving as well. Birthdays come around each year as do festivals and
other yearly significant events. SO think ahead. I keep a stash of versatile items
at home for various occasi
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15th Nov 2021
5 Ways to prepare for Rosh Hashana.
5 Ways to
prepare for Rosh Hashana.Beyond preparations
for the meals, Rosh Hashana is an opportunity to reset relationships and
perhaps even life. And even more so during these Covid times. No 1. Relationships perhaps a time to make the awkward
calls to people you know could do with a call and a “how are you?”, perhaps a
time to make up with friends or family you have fallen out with.No 2. A time
to think about the last year, high lights, low points. Thoughts about people
that have passe
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23rd Aug 2021
Top 4 Pomegranate Recipes for Rosh Hashana
Top 4 Pomegranate
Recipes for Rosh HashanaOne of the best parts of Rosh Hashana is, of course, the
delicious food that comes with the celebration of the New Year.
While the first night comes with prayers over wine and eating
the round challah and apple sliced dipped in honey, the iconic
ingredient of the second day of the Tishrei is pomegranate. The pomegranate, or
the rimon in Hebrew, is a symbolic
fruit in Jewish tradition. During Rosh Hashanah, it signifies a wish for
blessing in the
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12th Aug 2021
Jewish Cuisine -No Treif, No Problem
No Treif, No Problem‘Jewish Cuisine’ tends to mean something different to certain people, depending on who youask. For some, the smell of chulent and potato kugel in the kitchen brings them running, and forothers kubeh and mujaderra can have the same effect. But whether you’re Ashkenazi orSepharadi one thing is for certain – traditional cooking is essential to any Jewish home.Different factors throughout our history have played significant roles on what we’ve come tothink of as Jewish cuisine su
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15th Jun 2021
The origins of Provencal tablecloths
The
origins of Provencal TableclothsWhat we today regard as Provencal table cloths and fabrics
have their origin not in France but rather in India. The colorful prints
originated from East India in the 16th century. Jean-Baptiste Colbert (Minster of
Finance under King Louis XIV) allowed free access into the Port of Marseille,
and trade activity increased as imported goods arrive from the Indies. Among
them, cotton fabrics with bright floral patterns with colorfast dyes. These
so-called “I
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20th May 2021