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From the Morning Minyan Ladies, Recipes Tried and True

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Ethel Hofman, Jewish Exponent Feature

THE JEWISH KITCHEN Early Wednesday morning is my special time. At 7:30 a.m., I get into my car and drive the short distance to Temple Beth Hillel/Beth El in Wynnewood. There, I join my morning minyan ladies, all of us who make up a minyan for morning services led by Cantor Eugene Rosen (who occasionally joins us for breakfast at...

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Staying Put on New Year's. And it Doesn't Have to Be Dull

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Ethel Hofman, JE Feature

For New Year's Eve, my husband and I will be inviting a few friends and neighbors over to watch the ball drop in Times Square on our big-screen TV. The folks are in walking distance, which makes it all the better. On New Year's Eve, it's best to heed the warning about not drinking and driving. Invite guests to come...

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So Little Time, So Many People to Entertain

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Linda Morel, Jewish Exponent Feature

WHAT'S COOKING? As the year races to a close, daylight hours are scant, Dec. 31 deadlines loom, and there are more people to entertain than at other seasons. With all that going on, there seems to be less time than ever to make dinner. For people on the run, last-minute main courses are lifesavers. In a pinch, you can always...

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Skip the Brisket, Go Straight to Dairy

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Rivka Tal, JE Feature

Chanukah doesn't always have to mean brisket with latkes -- or fried foods only.

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Chanukah: A Holiday Tailor-Made for Kids

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Rivka Tal, Jewish Exponent Feature

The festive holiday of Chanukah lasts eight days -- even here in Israel, where some of the holidays are short a day. And it's a good thing, too, for we have eight days in which to light candles every night and show thanks for the Jews' miraculous victory over the Greeks.