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The Mitzvah
It was one of those mornings when the multitude of chores was overwhelming. There…
Why White on Yom Kippur
Sep 18, 2023
People like to wear things that to show how special holidays are to them. The same is true regarding Biblical…
L'Shana Tova Tikatavu
Sep 10, 2023
May you be inscribed (in the Book of Life) for a good year. Those words are the translation of the Hebrew in…
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 08, 2023
The Feast of Trumpets is the first of the fall feasts. It begins on the first day of the seventh month on the…
Letters to God
Sep 08, 2023
As the High Holy Days approached, Danny Goldstein, the Post Director in Israel, met with Rabbi Shmuel…
Tashlich Breads
Sep 07, 2023
On Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), there is a ceremony called Tashlich. Traditionally we go to the ocean (or…
Tisha B'Av
Jul 18, 2023
Tisha B’Av means the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av and is traditionally a day of fasting to remember…
Shavuot
May 20, 2023
Shavuot means weeks and it is one of the feasts of the LORD mentioned in the Torah.
Porkless Shavuot
May 18, 2023
Calculating the time it took to go from Egypt to Mount Sinai, it is most likely that Moses was on Mount Sinai…
Israel's Independence Day
Apr 15, 2023
Out of the tears of the Shoah God birthed the modern nation of Israel. On May 14, 1948 David Ben-Gurion…
Passover
Apr 04, 2023
The Passover is a very important Holy Day in Jewish history. The Passover begins the day before the feast of…
Passover Broccoli Knish
Apr 02, 2023
Knish is one of the traditional Passover foods most of us have grown up with. They are always made with love…
Matza Ball Soup
Apr 01, 2023
Matzah Ball soup is a Passover favorite that can be enjoyed any time of year. Passover commemorates the…
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Jewish Wedding Rings
Even though we have modernized we still hold some sacred old traditions dear amongst the…
Going East - The Jews of Indonesia
In the largest Muslim nation in the world, a small community quietly goes about its…
Jews, Gentiles, and the Noahide Laws
Within Judaism there is a belief that some laws only apply to Jews while Gentiles have…
The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers
When we think of the holocaust we think of the death of 6 million Jewish people, many of…
Rare 2,000 Year Old Tyrian Shekel Found in Jerusalem's Old City
Rare 2,000 year old Tyrian shekel was found in Jerusalem's Old City.
Parashat Bo
Parasha for the Week: Bo: Exodus 10:1 - 13:16 Haftarah for the Week: Jeremiah 46:13 - 28…
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Whole Megillah
Passover Facts: 6 Things You Didn't Know About Passover
For most Americans, Passover is that time once a year when their Jewish friends can't eat pizza.
Passover In Egypt: Did the Exodus Really Happen?
This question has puzzled biblical scholars, archeologists and all those interested in solving one of the Old Testament's most intriguing…
Lime-in-the-Coconut Macaroons
Lime zest is a fresh addition to macaroons, and a Microplane is our zesting tool of choice. If you can't find unsweetened coconut chips,…
Matzo Brei
Matzo BreiServes 4 to 6I decided to veganize my mom's old-fashioned Jewish Matzo Brei recipe that I grew up on and LOVED. Serve it for…
Spinach Matzo Balls
Editor's note: This recipe is part of Susie Fishbein's Tricolor Matzo Ball soup.Due to the high water content of fresh spinach, these matzo…
Porkless Passover Toast
Introducing our exclusive brand new Shalom Adventure cartoon series Porkless created by the Zaremsky family.
Potato and Apple Latkes (Pancakes)
Potato and Apple Pancakes We topped these potato-apple latkes (pancakes) with a dollop of sour cream but they're also delicious with…
Vegan Baked Latkes
If anyone had told me there would be so many Latke recipes hitting the internet the first day of Hanukkah - Well let's just say I wouldn't…
Above the Arctic Circle, a Cold War Rosh Hashana
It was early September 1956, the High Holidays were approaching, and Elihu Schimmel was in the Cold War's coldest theater.
Vegan Challah with Raisins
Ingredients:2 packages dry yeast2 cups warm water (105°F-115°F)1/2 cup sugar, divided3 tablespoons flaxseed3/4 cup water
Giving Thanks for the Miracle of Survival
(CNN) - ...almost 70 years after his village in Poland was liberated by the Soviet army, Leon Gersten is meeting the man who is the Oskar…
The Symbolic Foods at a Passover Seder Part 2
Almost every Passover seder (ritual dinner) includes various ritual foods and other items. Nothing on the seder table is selected randomly;…
The Symbolic Foods at a Passover Seder Part 1
Almost every Passover seder (ritual dinner) includes various ritual foods and other items. Nothing on the seder table is selected randomly;…
Mushroom Matza Farfel Pie
Ingredients:• 1 tsp seasoned salt (you could use less)
Passover Baklava Cake
This rich, nutty confection is soaked in a honey-citrus syrup, giving it a flavor much like baklava. For the best flavor, soak overnight,…
Vegetarian Kishke
Ingredients:• 6 small sweet potatoes, peeled and grated• 2 stalks celery, chopped• 2 carrots, grated• 2 onions, peeled and minced• 2 cups…
Matza-rella Lasagna
Ingredients:• 3 matza squares• 4 egg whites• 1 can kosher tomato-mushroom sauce• salt, pepper, oregano, basil to taste• 8 oz. fatfree…
Countdown to a Passover Seder
MY 98-year-old mother calls my Passover seder a gantzeh megillah — a big production.
Matzoh Vegetable Stuffing
Matzoh can take many forms during the eight days of Passover: crushed into meal for baking or coating, topped whole with sauce and cheese…
Is Purim Just Another Halloween?
Purim is not a Jewish Halloween. Although we traditionally dress up in customs of Bible heroes, eat, and have fun, Purim is about as…
What is a Dreidel Really?
Dreidels are often used to play a game around Hanukkah to win chocolate coins also known as gelt. It has four sides and each side has a…
Cheese Latkes and Apple Pear Sauce
Cheese Latkes3 egg substitutes1 cup plant milk1 cup vegan cottage cheese1 cup matzo meal1 Tbsp. sugar3/4 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. ground…
The Untouched Oil
To say that life was hard for the residents of the Lower East Side was to do them an injustice. The streets of New York were not paved with…
Hanukka, Hanukkah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Hanucca, . . .
Every year, for the past 43 years of doing the daily Dry Bones cartoons, I face the same mind-cracking question; how to spell the name of…
Potato Pancake
Potato pancakes are shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, flour and egg, often flavored with grated onion or garlic and…
Hag Sameach. Dry Bones Chanukkah
Dry Bones Chanukkah
Passover Symbols
A traditional Passover Seder plate has a combination of a total of six items.
Dry Bones Haggadah
Dry Bones Haggadah
Baked Stuffed Zucchini
Ingredients:• 2 zucchini, cut in half lengthwise• small onion, finely chopped• 4 Tbsp tomato sauce• 1/2 tsp parsley• 1 clove garlic,…
Sweet Potato Kugel
SWEET POTATO KUGEL(From No Cholesterol Passover Recipes, by Debra Wasserman)Serves 12. Ingredients:• 6 small sweet potatoes, peeled and…
If the Passover Story Were Told by the New York Times
The cycle of violence between the Jews and the Egyptians continues with no end in sight in Egypt.
Vegan Tzimmis
ShalomVeg.com Recipes• 10 large carrots; peeled, diced• 2 medium potatoes cubed• 3 yams, or sweet potatoes Peeled and diced• 1 medium…
Chanukah Story
Around the year 200 B.C.E. Israel was under the rulership of the Syrians who were under the rulership of the Romans. Antiocus Epiphanes was…
Significance of the Four Species
Second only to the sukkah as prominent symbols of this feast of Sukkot are the Arba'at Ha-minim, the four species, which are gathered in…
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, the Day of atonement, is the most sacred of the Jewish holidays. It is regarded as the "Sabbath of Sabbaths."
Dip Your Apple...
Jewish tradition requires us to dip our apple in honey on Rosh Hashana!
Celebrating Rosh Hashana with Food
Food is an important part of the celebration of Jewish festivals. Not only does the preparation and serving of specially prepared dishes…
Divisiveness in the American Jewish Community
Divisiveness in the American Jewish Community.
Israeli Jets Foil Attack
Israeli fighter jets carried out airstrikes in Syria
Refugee "seder" tells modern day Passover stories
It was in Levinsky Park in South Tel Aviv eating matzah and charoset (traditional Passover food) with a group of non-Jewish men from…
Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Hamantaschen
Introduction A delicious gluten-free version of this Purim treat sweetened only with whole, natural fruits. This was a huge batch, you…
Purim Grogger
This is one of our green crafts that reuse household objects and turn them into symbolic or ritual objects for the Jewish holidays. On…
Vegan Hamentashen
One of my favorite cookies tie into one of my favorite holidays (Purim) where you dress up and make lots of noise. Tasty vegan baked goods…
Purim Time!
Purim Time!
Sir Winston. Dry Bones
Sir Winston. Dry Bones
Menorahs for Christmas
My favorite Christmas story is also a Hanukkah story. The best part about it is that it is true.
Future Fulfillment
As with each of the other Fall Holy Days, with Sukkot we look forward with eager anticipation to the future fulfillment of this Feast.…
Rejoicing with the Family of God
From night one of the festival of Sukkot, when that first meal is enjoyed with family and friends; to each succeeding night when the lulav…
Yeshua Offers Living Water
In Yeshua's day, a common practice during the seven days of Sukkot was that of a Nisuch Ha-Mayim (Water Ceremony). The custom consisted of…
Sounding the Shofar
For those of you who have attended, a Rosh HaShanah service (or watched one here on the Shalom Adventure magazine), a prominent practice…
A Meditation in Time
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Colossians 4:5
Purim (1991)
Happy Purim!
Purim
The feast of Purim is a joyous occasion. It is celebrated each year on the 14th and 15th days of the Hebrew month of Adar. Hamentashen are…
Water Immersion (Tevilah Mikveh)
Water immersion (tevilah mikveh) ... repentance--and therefore forgiveness--is a predominant theme during Rosh Hashanah. ... Elul, the…
Rosh Hashanah 2017 Speech
Full White House text of remarks by President Donald Trump and Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner in a call to Jewish leaders,…
The Tenth Plague: Death of the First Born
Exo 12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying: In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb,…
The Ninth Plague: Darkness
Exo 10:21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even…
The Eighth Plague: Locusts
Exo 10:3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to…
The Seventh Plague: Very Grevious Hail
Exo 9:17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?Exo 9:18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will…
The Sixth Plague: Boils
Exo 9:8 And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the…
The Fifth Plague: Plague on Livestock
Ex 9:3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the…
The Fourth Plague: Swarms of Flies
Ex 8:20 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say…
The third Plague: Lice from the Dust of the Earth
Exo 8:16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice…
The second plague: Frogs from the river
Exo 8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
The First Plague - Plague of Blood
The First plague: Waters in the river turned into blood. Exo 7:15
A Woman Won by Love
I have a couple of young male friends who once made a science of flirting. They read books about it, fastidiously putting what they learned…
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Sounding the Shofar
For those of you who have attended, a Rosh HaShanah service (or watched one here on the Shalom Adventure magazine), a prominent practice…
Mr. Shuldig and his dog Doobie
Mr. Shuldig and his dog Doobie
Celebrating Rosh Hashana with Food
Food is an important part of the celebration of Jewish festivals. Not only does the preparation and serving of specially prepared dishes…
Porkless Passover Toast
Introducing our exclusive brand new Shalom Adventure cartoon series Porkless created by the Zaremsky family.
Dip Your Apple...
Jewish tradition requires us to dip our apple in honey on Rosh Hashana!
Where Does the Passover Story Begin?
Every year at our Passover seder we ask four new questions.
Hag Sameach. Dry Bones Chanukkah
Dry Bones Chanukkah
The Symbolic Foods at a Passover Seder Part 2
Almost every Passover seder (ritual dinner) includes various ritual foods and other items. Nothing on the seder table is selected randomly;…
Yom Kippur: A Solemn Look at the Severity of Sin
Our Predicament God is holy, and He must be regarded as holy (Lev. 19:2). Sin cannot exist where He is, and in fact His eyes are too pure…
Vegan Tzimmis
ShalomVeg.com Recipes• 10 large carrots; peeled, diced• 2 medium potatoes cubed• 3 yams, or sweet potatoes Peeled and diced• 1 medium…
Matza Ball Soup
Matzah Ball soup is a Passover favorite that can be enjoyed any time of year. Passover commemorates the Israelites' exodus out of Egypt.…
Purim Time!
Purim Time!
The Sukkah
The sukkah, a fragile hut built of branches and leaves, is the main feature of the Sukkot festival.
Passover Pineapple Crumble
Matzo meal makes a perfect crumble topping for a fruity dessert to round out the Passover meal. Serves: 8 or more
Baked Stuffed Zucchini
Ingredients:• 2 zucchini, cut in half lengthwise• small onion, finely chopped• 4 Tbsp tomato sauce• 1/2 tsp parsley• 1 clove garlic,…
Passover In Egypt: Did the Exodus Really Happen?
This question has puzzled biblical scholars, archeologists and all those interested in solving one of the Old Testament's most intriguing…
Matza-rella Lasagna
Ingredients:• 3 matza squares• 4 egg whites• 1 can kosher tomato-mushroom sauce• salt, pepper, oregano, basil to taste• 8 oz. fatfree…
Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Hamantaschen
Introduction A delicious gluten-free version of this Purim treat sweetened only with whole, natural fruits. This was a huge batch, you…
Sweet Potato Kugel
SWEET POTATO KUGEL(From No Cholesterol Passover Recipes, by Debra Wasserman)Serves 12. Ingredients:• 6 small sweet potatoes, peeled and…
Purim (1991)
Happy Purim!
Yom Kippur Fast
Yom Kippur Fast
Lime-in-the-Coconut Macaroons
Lime zest is a fresh addition to macaroons, and a Microplane is our zesting tool of choice. If you can't find unsweetened coconut chips,…
The First Plague - Plague of Blood
The First plague: Waters in the river turned into blood. Exo 7:15
The Ninth Plague: Darkness
Exo 10:21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even…
Water Immersion (Tevilah Mikveh)
Water immersion (tevilah mikveh) ... repentance--and therefore forgiveness--is a predominant theme during Rosh Hashanah. ... Elul, the…
Tashlich Breads
On Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), there is a ceremony called Tashlich. Traditionally we go to the ocean (or a stream or river), pray, and…
Passover on the Horizon
Dry Bones. Passover on the Horizon
Matza Pizza
Ingredients:• 1 matza• tomato paste• choice of toppings: mushroom, onions, peppers, artichokes, fresh tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes• choice…
Potato Pancake
Potato pancakes are shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, flour and egg, often flavored with grated onion or garlic and…
Happy Purim!
Happy Purim!
