The Passover Thread - Or Pass the Matzah!

[cherylp3]

I've done about 50% of my shopping. Still tons more to do.

Cheryl

 

[Cruise04]

Can I ask what Challah is??

 

[Lisa F]

Can I ask what Challah is??

Challah is bread. It's a yummy rich slightly sweet bread and makes the best french toast.

I think part of what was missing in rubyslipperlover's post is that the "next holiday" must have been passover, when you're not allowed to have bread.

 

[kpgclark]

I made two huge whole wheat challah loaves today. Can't wait to eat! Also made brisket and will make latkes for fun.

 

[eeyore45]

Coming in to add a recipe for

Passover Rolls

1/2 Cup oil
1T sugar
1t salt
1 Cup boiling water
2 Cups matzoh meal
4 eggs
Grease baking sheet . Add wet ingredients together, add boiling water then add the matzoh all at once, stir vigoursly. Remove from heat and beat in the eggs one at a time. Shape the batter into 8 to 10 balls place them 2 inches apart on well greased baking sheet. Bake 375 for one hour, or until golden brown.


I am also a Christian that celebrates the Passover Seder. I've always added it to our Lutheran Church's calendar during the Last Supper. Our Pastor is married to a Jewish woman that has helped me. She mentioned that they usually dont do the Passover rolls, as it seems to much like real bread! We follow a Christian Seder that she found that is wonderful! I've been able to make the Seder plates, thanks to the world wide web and all the great information...

Now, our Pastor has put in his resignation, but I still want to try and do the Passover at our church. The calendar has Passover on Saturday April 23, does that mean the first night of Passover is Friday at sundown, and is celebrated for 7 nights?

Thanks for the thread, and the recipes! (That chocolate torte looked amazing!)

 

[cherylp3]

Can I ask how many of us put an orange on our seder plates??

 

[rubyslipperlover]

Challah is bread. It's a yummy rich slightly sweet bread and makes the best french toast.

I think part of what was missing in rubyslipperlover's post is that the "next holiday" must have been passover, when you're not allowed to have bread.

I didn't think I had to come right out and say it...

 

[rubyslipperlover]

Can I ask how many of us put an orange on our seder plates??

no orange, but I bought a lovely Miriam's Cup.

 

[Lisa F]

I didn't think I had to come right out and say it...

Not to someone who gets passover but we appear to have a few who are just learning.

 

[rubyslipperlover]

Not to someone who gets passover but we appear to have a few who are just learning.

apparently so.

 

[Lisa F]

Can I ask how many of us put an orange on our seder plates??

My MIL did it one year and it was novel (though my FIL thought it was a little overboard for his tastes). I always thought it seemed kind of random, like the only reason it's an orange is because you wouldn't normally find an orange on the seder plate. Everything else has such meaning but the orange only has meaning because it has no meaning. I prefer to express my equality by giving my husband the look of death if he sits back and relaxes while the womenfolk scurry to clear the table... which generally makes him poke his brother and father and make them help too.

They have, however, had miriam's cup for as long as I can remember.

 

[rubyslipperlover]

My MIL did it one year and it was novel (though my FIL thought it was a little overboard for his tastes). I always thought it seemed kind of random, like the only reason it's an orange is because you wouldn't normally find an orange on the seder plate. Everything else has such meaning but the orange only has meaning because it has no meaning. I prefer to express my equality by giving my husband the look of death if he sits back and relaxes while the womenfolk scurry to clear the table... which generally makes him poke his brother and father and make them help too.

They have, however, had miriam's cup for as long as I can remember.

of course, the story about the orange turns out to have been...urban legend. but the miriam's cup...we've given too little attention to the women of the Bible.

 

[Lisa F]

of course, the story about the orange turns out to have been...urban legend. but the miriam's cup...we've given too little attention to the women of the Bible.

When my MIL brought it up, she didn't present it as a true story but rather as sort of a parable. It was never explicitly stated that way but at least that's the way I read into it (kind of non-specific).

Although I did just find this link written by the person who first came up with the idea of the orange... I'm not sure if it's true but it's rather interesting if so. http://www.miriamscup.com/Heschel_orange.htm

 

[rubyslipperlover]

When my MIL brought it up, she didn't present it as a true story but rather as sort of a parable. It was never explicitly stated that way but at least that's the way I read into it (kind of non-specific).

Although I did just find this link written by the person who first came up with the idea of the orange... I'm not sure if it's true but it's rather interesting if so. http://www.miriamscup.com/Heschel_orange.htm

that's the true story, from what I hear. the sotry about the man standing up to challenge her place on the bima...that's urban legend.

 

[cherylp3]

Wow I never knew that the story was untrue.

Looks like I'll be doing some research on this.

 

[rubyslipperlover]

I have to remind my 12 year old to pick up her candy order at Hebrew school -- the Sisterhood sells Bartons for Passover.

 

[cherylp3]

I'm trying to order my favorite wine - Baron Herzog white zinfandel. I'm really bummed that you can not get wine shipped to FL.

 

[rubyslipperlover]

my 12 year old is glad Passover is coming. it means two weeks off from the bar/bat mitzvah circuit. she's been to three parties this weekend alone, and she's exhausted.

 

[rubyslipperlover]

I'm trying to order my favorite wine - Baron Herzog white zinfandel. I'm really bummed that you can not get wine shipped to FL.

my rabbi suggested four different wines, one for each cup. the first wine should be Australian or Californian. the second from NY State. the third from Europe. and the last from Israel. it's symbolic.

 

[cherylp3]

Well the wine store found my wine and got it ordered. Yahoo!!