Is Thanksgiving a Jewish Holiday?
Is Thanksgiving a Jewish holiday? Well it is an American holiday . . .but it certainly resonates with Jews and Judaism.
Tag: "Sukkot"
A Foreclosure-Free Sukkot
Sukkot is the time of the year when Jews think about housing. Like the sukkah, housing is temporary, fragile and frightening for some of the members of our Jewish community, and our Minnesota community as a whole. But Minnesota residents facing foreclosure have a strong ally in the non-profit organization Jewish Community Action.
Oct 09, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Noshin’ Jewish Recipes: harvest-fresh Sukkot meal of chicken, couscous and vegetables
Make this year’s Sukkot an excuse to eat locally. I propose sauteed chicken breasts with honey-date sauce, lemon couscous, and late-summer vegetable ragout.
Oct 01, 2009 | 10 comments | View Post
Coming to a Sukkah Near You: Best Minneapolis Sukkot Events
Sukkot starts on Friday and you’re not sure where you’re going to shake that thing (the lulav, that is)? Don’t worry! We’ve rounded up some of the most kickin’ events taking place in a sukkah this weekend.
Sep 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Build a sukkah on your porch or apartment balcony
This article is for you. The Jew who has never built a sukkah before, or vaguely remembers that the last time you helped to build a sukkah, you were four-years-old and your job was to hang streamers from the ceiling.
Sep 30, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post
On Sukkot: Celebrating the Secret Holiday
Like the house Anne Frank lived in when she and her family were in hiding from the Nazis, Sukkot is a secret holiday, translated literally, as booths. Sukkot is a pilgrim’s holiday, honoring those who wandered forty years in the desert and those who made arduous journeys to the holy temple of Jerusalem while living in temporary dwellings along the way. A symbol of life’s fragility, it is made of branches and beams with ample space for the intrusions of sun and rain.
Sep 29, 2009 | 8 comments | View Post
Noshin’ Columnist Sara Rice kicks off “Sunday Cooks” at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market
TC Jewfolk’s food blogger and Noshin’ columnist Sara Rice is kicking off the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market “Sunday Cooks” series this Sunday, September 20th with a High Holiday cooking demonstration amidst the stalls of the market.
Sep 16, 2009 | 6 comments | View Post
TC Jewfolk kicks off High Holiday blog series
The next two months are a whirlwind on the Jewish calendar. With the holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah rolling out one after another in September and October, it is enough to get your head in a twist and your tongue tied.
Why are they called the High Holidays? When [...]
Sep 02, 2009 | 4 comments | View Post
