Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on December 22nd, 2008

I was at the coffee shop next to my office a few days ago and they had doughnut muffins.  If you’ve never had a doughnut muffin, you are seriously missing out.  That lead to a whole train of thought, which ended in the idea of sufganiyot muffins for Hanukkah!  I only discovered the sufganiyot a [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on December 7th, 2008

Want a pretty, printer-ready PDF of this seder? Just $8 in my Etsy Shop.   Table of Contents Introduction The Hanukkah Seder Food Notes Bibliography Introduction Basics: Elements:  Water (have) Fire (need) Themes: Re/Dedication, Heroes/Heroines, Light in the Darkness, Power of the Individual, Things that are Hidden What’s Hidden:  Things under the water, Jews in [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on August 19th, 2008

This was one issue I thought I had some personal closure on.  I first wrote my own statement on eco-kosher to follow around four or five years ago.  I was sure that traditional kashrus held no pull for me and that honoring the spirit of it was enough.  Considering I have an interfaith marriage and [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on December 19th, 2006

Get this widget! I think I’ll add new presents each day of Hanukkah under this menorah — just like at home. One thing I promise, no six packs of socks! Seventh Present Happy Winter Solstice! Here’s a collection of Jewish winter solstice stories to light your way through this dark night Thanks to Jason at [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on December 15th, 2006

Happy Hannukah to all! I have to share this with everyone. XM Radio is doing all Hanukkah music all day during Hanukkah on channel 108. The best part is you can get it for free online for the week! Go to: http://www.xmradio.com/hanukkah/ Enter promo code: thechosen Now we can annoy everyone with Hanukkah music for [...]

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