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Jewish community hopes to stand together in strength after Texas synagogue hostage situation – WAAY

| January 18, 2022

Not standing in fear, but instead standing strong that's the response one local rabbi says the Jewish community is taking after a hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas over the weekend. The FBI is now investigating the standoff as terrorism-related

Poems for the Conversos – Tablet Magazine

| January 18, 2022

Poetry and history can seem like perfect foils. History aims toward precision and accuracy; poetry tends to favor ambiguity and subjectivity. If historys staples are dates, borders, and names, poetryespecially contemporary poetrytranscends such details for the sake of the timeless and unnamable

33 years after classic bar mitzvah episode, revamped Wonder Years revisits the ritual – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

| January 18, 2022

(JTA) Paul Pfeiffers bar mitzvah made Jewish television history when The Wonder Years devoted an episode to it in 1989.

AMP should inspire dialogue, not incite division | Jacob Baime | The Blogs – The Times of Israel

| January 18, 2022

Less than two months after Zahra Billoo, a longtime leader of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), lambasted Jewish houses of worship before a packed room at the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) convention in Chicago, a Texas synagogue was targeted by an Islamist hostage-taker.

The Shofar Buying Guide: Tips and Considerations – Devdiscourse

| January 18, 2022

Depending on what time of year it is, the sounds of the shofar ring far and wide in celebration, for repentance, and also to signal the start of a new year and new beginnings.

Why anti-Zionism is a core value of congregation Tzedek Chicago – Mondoweiss

| January 18, 2022

At our December 2021 meeting, the Tzedek Chicago board voted unanimously to recommend amending our core values statement to state explicitly that anti-Zionism (rather than non-Zionism) should be articulated as a core value of our congregation. Since we knew members would have questions about how all of this came about, we created a set of Q/As, below to give membership the background and rationale for our decision. As this would obviously be an important, impactful step for our community, we also agreed unanimously that it should be processed, discussed and ultimately put to a membership vote

Uzbek cuisine – Wikipedia

| January 18, 2022

Culinary traditions of Uzbekistan Uzbek cuisine shares the culinary traditions of peoples across Central Asia.[1] There is a great deal of grain farming in Uzbekistan, so breads and noodles are of importance, and Uzbek cuisine has been characterized as "noodle-rich".[2] Mutton is a popular variety of meat due to the abundance of sheep in the country and it is a part of various Uzbek dishes. Uzbekistan's signature dish is palov (plov or osh or palov, "pilaf"), a main course typically made with rice, pieces of meat, grated carrots and onions.

The Best Italian Cookbooks Are the Classics – Saveur

| January 18, 2022

Ask a cookbook author or a chef for their opinion on the best Italian cookbooks and the result is likely a love letter to food in general. Italian cuisine has captured hearts (and stomachs) the world over because it is comforting, satisfying, economical, and easy to prepare, making it as loved by those who are cooking it as those to whom it is served. When it comes to compiling a list of the best Italian cookbooks, certain books come up again and again

Best Soups in Houston: 10 Soup Places For Warm Goodness Near You – Houston On The Cheap

| January 18, 2022

Best Soups in Houston: Nagasaki Chanpon Ramen Image Credit: Istanbul Grill Houston Facebook Page The days are getting shorter, and the nights are becoming colder.

ENGAGING THE DIVINE: Meanings of words from Greek and Hebrew sometimes lost in translation – Destin Log

| January 18, 2022

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