How to Make Authentic Potato Knishes - Jewish Exponent
Jun 12, 2024 · Dough Ingredients 2½+ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 large egg, beaten ¼ cup neutral oil ¼ cup butter (for dairy) or schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) or neutral oil (for pareve)
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The Shema - Jewish Exponent
Oct 4, 2023 · The most important Jewish prayer in the Hebrew liturgy is The Shema, which is also probably the shortest Jewish prayer in the Hebrew liturgy. (One might think that, if the most important Jewish prayer in the Hebrew liturgy were also one of the shortest – if not the shortest – prayer, then Jewish religious services would likewise …
Welcome to 5784: It’s Time for the Rabbi’s Sermon
Sep 6, 2023 · The Jews in the pews are quiet and sitting up straight. The climactic moment of the High Holiday service has arrived: the rabbi’s sermon. What will he or she say? And why? And how will that inspire us to do better in 5784? Let’s listen to a few of our Philadelphia-area rabbis. Rabbi Benjamin David […]
Death Notices Archive - Jewish Exponent
Lenore Ellen Roberts of Broomall, PA, passed peacefully at her home on November 10, 2024, just shy of her 90th birthday. Born and raised...
The Jewish Story Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ Explained
Aug 2, 2023 · The real Oppenheimer shown in an undated photo. (Bettmann/Getty Images via JTA.org) Shira Li Bartov and Andrew Lapin. July 21 was not just “Barbie” release day — moviegoers also filled theaters across the United States to see Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” biopic.
CNN’s Jake Tapper: Anchor, Author and Proud Jew
Nov 15, 2023 · Jake Tapper. Courtesy of CNN. Aaron Troodler. In the weeks since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, people around the world have been glued to their televisions, computers and mobile devices as they monitor the news for the latest updates concerning the ongoing crisis.
In ‘Passport to Freedom,’ History is Dramatized - Jewish Exponent
Jan 6, 2022 · Described as “O Anjo de Hamburgo,” or “the angel of Hamburg,” Aracy de Carvalho was credited by Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem as a driving force in saving German Jews on the eve of the Holocaust. As an employee of the Brazilian consulate in Hamburg from 1935-1938, she helped Jews secure visas to flee […]
Educators Argue That ‘Maus’ Still ‘Impactful’ in the Classroom
Feb 17, 2022 · On Feb. 2, images of a book burning led by a pastor in Tennessee cropped up across social media. To Jason Lerner, a Jewish middle school English and social studies teacher at Austin Mehan Middle School in Philadelphia, the images elicited a strong response. “It’s just eerily mirroring the book burnings that took place in […]
Ohev Shalom Continues to Survive and Grow - Jewish Exponent
Jun 15, 2022 · Ohev Shalom of Bucks County opened in 1976 — just as Jews were moving to the area — and, in that time, it has reflected the evolution of the area’s Jewish community. From the mid-1970s through the ’90s, the Conservative synagogue grew from 25 founding families to more than 700 members, as baby boomers sought […]