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Miriam Szokovski is a writer, editor, and member of the Chabad.org editorial team. She also shares her cooking and baking on Chabad.org/food.
An alternative to traditional cholent
Yapchik is a slow-cooked potato kugel with a layer of meat inside, often served for Shabbat lunch. It’s a great alternative to cholent, especially on Pesach when barley is chametz and beans are kitniyot and therefore not eaten by Ashkenazi Jews for the du...
(Dairy-free, Gluten-free)
Passover brownies can be difficult to cut—often they’re an “eat by the spoon” consistency. Those can be delicious too, but if you’re looking for something you can cut and plate, this will give you that. Ingredients 1 ½ cups sugar ¾ cup oil 3 eggs ¾ cup po...
The Chabad custom is to use minimal prepared ingredients on Passover, so many do not buy spices other than salt. Chabad custom is also to use only peeled fruit and vegetables on Passover, but if prepared before the holiday, they may be used unpeeled. I’ve...
The Strange But Beloved Hungarian Passover Dish
Falshe fish, lit. “false fish,” is mock gefilte fish made with ground chicken instead of fish. For many Jews of Hungarian descent, falshe fish is a dear and long-held Passover tradition. It harkens back to a time when fish was stored and transported in al...
Fruma is a Jewish girls’ name, whose meaning is not as straightforward as you might think!
Feivel is a Yiddish boys’ name, meaning “bright,” “light,” or “shining.” The original (and still used) form of this name is Feivish, a corruption of phoeubus, “bright,” in Greek. Feivel is often appended to Uri (Hebrew for “fire”) or Shraga (Aramaic for “...
Esther is a popular Jewish name, most closely associated with Queen Esther.
Whether you have an egg allergy in the family or are looking for alternatives during the current egg shortages, this recipe is for you. Ingredients ½ cup butter or non-dairy alternative ½ cup confectioners sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 ½ cups all-purpose ...
With the current egg shortages and rising prices, we’re all looking for alternatives. This recipe is your traditional sweet, fluffy, challah without any compromise in taste despite being egg-free. If you prefer, you can try making “water challah,” which i...
Who is behind the banner and how did it come to be?
When beachgoers in Hollywood, Fla., looked up at an overhead banner airplane on Friday morning, they certainly didn’t expect to see a message about Shabbat. Instead of the predictable nightclub or Coors Lite advertisement typically flown over Florida’s be...
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