About me? Well, I’m a self aware liberal who works for one of the country’s largest health insurance companies. Last week I didn’t know whether to join the protestors outside our building or shout them down. Apparently centuries of Jewish guilt running through my veins isn’t enough for me to deal with.
I don’t know if I’ve had a legitimate evening off since August. Crazy, isn’t it? So what have I been eating? Shakshuka, basically. The first version is a classic, Israeli shakshuka, which includes tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, and parsley. The second version uses cabbage, a vegetable that will be readily available for awhile, since it’s a late-fall crop, and ingredients that store well (cheese, soy sauce, sriracha sauce, etc.).
The Jewish world is abuzz with news of J Street’s first national conference next week in Washington, D.C., entitled “Driving Change, Securing Peace.” J-Street is seen by some as the new “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby and brands itself as “the new address for Middle East peace and security.”
This is the first installment of The Jew-Date Diaries, a bi-weekly recounting of stories about dating – the near misses, the absolute disasters, and those once-in-a-lifetime moments when the stars align. “Shira” tells us what happened when she tried to find a man in touch with his sensitive side.
Introducing The Jew-Date Diaries, debuting Oct 13th on TC Jewfolk. Stories of love, near-misses and absolute disasters in the Jewish dating scene.
Dear Shuli fans and skeptics (my favorites!): Hag sameach this fine Simchat Torah day, and a Shavua Tov (a good week) to you! This is a special edition of “Ask Shuli,” responding to your terrific comments on my latest column, “Living in Sin After Yom Kippur?”
From the Family Guy’s Jewish episode to the announcement that the President of Iran has Jewish blood, this week has been an exciting and controversial Jewish news week. Let’s get you caught up a bit. Sit back, grab a bagel, and don’t forget to turn on your computer speakers. It’s time for Shavua Tov – your peek at the Jewish news we couldn’t fit on the blog this week.
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.
Sephardic Israeli singer Yasmin Levy, a rising star in world music circles, will perform at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, November 1st as part of her debut American tour, and TC Jewfolk readers get a special discount and an opportunity to attend an exclusive after-party with Yasmin’s band.
I don’t like to have challah only a small handful of times a year. I would prefer to have it everyday, but I at least like to have some for Friday night dinner. What’s a girl (or boy) to do? Make “easy challah.”