kemachtorah.wordpress.com
The Fat that Dare Not Speak its Name | Kemach Torah
https://kemachtorah.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/the-fat-that-dare-not-speak-its-name
What manner of blog is this? A glossary of confusing Jewspeak. The Fat that Dare Not Speak its Name. In Ashkenazi soul food. On 12 April 2011. I wrote this a few months ago for The Jew and the Carrot. Though editorial dialectic eventually produced a rather different essay. I still enjoy the original and thought I’d share it. Thanks go out to my friend Andrea for proofreading and suggesting a few tweaks that really improved the article. What, you’re just going to throw that away? What will my wife think?
kemachtorah.wordpress.com
Tish’a Be’av | Kemach Torah
https://kemachtorah.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/tisha-beav
What manner of blog is this? A glossary of confusing Jewspeak. Tish’a Be’av. On 4 August 2014. Solomon’s Temple burned from the eve of the 9th of Av until midday on the 10th, two and a half millennia ago. My tradition has no need for monuments how is a monument any more permanent than the thing it commemorates? 9654; No Responses. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email.
kemachtorah.wordpress.com
PSA: How to get the latkes you want | Kemach Torah
https://kemachtorah.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/psa-how-to-get-the-latkes-you-want
What manner of blog is this? A glossary of confusing Jewspeak. PSA: How to get the latkes you want. In Ashkenazi soul food. On 20 December 2011. Of them aren’t. What you would expect. I’m not going to cram in another one, but since tonight is the first night of Chanukka. I thought I should say something about them. Whichever recipe you choose to follow, here are some tips for making delicious, problem-free latkes:. Alternate grating onions and potatoes, and mix the batter a little when you switch. Add oi...
kemachtorah.wordpress.com
2014 | Kemach Torah
https://kemachtorah.wordpress.com/2014
What manner of blog is this? A glossary of confusing Jewspeak. Archive for 2014 Yearly archive page. Before It Was Cool. On 10 December 2014. This year’s Hanukkah post is in the works. (Hint: I’m completely revising my latke recommendations. In the mean time, let it be known that the New York Times finally noticed. That schmaltz is delicious and not an immediate death sentence. Some of us knew that back in 2011. As did others decades and centuries ago, I suppose but hey, better late than never. The inter...
kemachtorah.wordpress.com
Before It Was Cool | Kemach Torah
https://kemachtorah.wordpress.com/2014/12/10/before-it-was-cool
What manner of blog is this? A glossary of confusing Jewspeak. Before It Was Cool. On 10 December 2014. This year’s Hanukkah post is in the works. (Hint: I’m completely revising my latke recommendations. In the mean time, let it be known that the New York Times finally noticed. That schmaltz is delicious and not an immediate death sentence. Some of us knew that back in 2011. As did others decades and centuries ago, I suppose but hey, better late than never. 9654; No Responses. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
kemachtorah.wordpress.com
The Kemach Torah 2012 Passover Guide | Kemach Torah
https://kemachtorah.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/the-kemach-torah-2012-passover-guide
What manner of blog is this? A glossary of confusing Jewspeak. The Kemach Torah 2012 Passover Guide. On 30 March 2012. This is not that kind of guide. A little less than a year ago I announced. 8220;joy of the holiday,” and anyway it’s annoying. Why devote all that energy to complaining about a thing or two missing from your diet? Why gum up the conversation with surprisingly frank announcements about indigestion and constipation? Much, much less! Matzah is the reason we have this problem in the first pl...
kemachtorah.wordpress.com
Still Here! or: Some Thoughts on the Impending Paschal Event | Kemach Torah
https://kemachtorah.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/still-here-or-some-thoughts-on-the-impending-paschal-event
What manner of blog is this? A glossary of confusing Jewspeak. Or: Some Thoughts on the Impending Paschal Event. On 15 March 2013. Has passed since I published the Kemach Torah 2012 Passover Guide. Which remains my most-viewed post to date. It’s also been over four months since I wrote anything. We got a new computer. It was time, you know? Ten inch skillet for matzo brei and the like, while it probably wouldn’t make us happy. You will deglaze me and love it. The other reason is less spiritual and more p...
kemachtorah.wordpress.com
A glossary of confusing Jewspeak | Kemach Torah
https://kemachtorah.wordpress.com/a-glossary-of-confusing-jewspeak
What manner of blog is this? A glossary of confusing Jewspeak. A glossary of confusing Jewspeak. Aliyyah (ע ל י ה):. Literally “ascent.” May refer to:. The act of reciting the berakhot before and after the formal chanting of a section of the Torah in a service. Informally, the section referred to in sense 1. Emigration to Israel. In colloquial Jewish English, one who moves to Israel “makes aliyyah.”. Amora (א מו ר א):. Ashkenazi (א ש כ נ ז י):. Berakhah (ב ר כ ה):. Bli neder (ב ל י נ ד ר):. Only wheat, b...
