Fun with Matzah!

With the dough they had brought from Egypt, they baked cakes of unleavened bread. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves.  (Exodus 12:35) Do not eat it with bread made with yeast, but for seven days eat unleavened bread,…

Matzah Ball Soup

Ingredients for soup: 6 cups chicken stock 1 carrot, sliced 1 rib celery, sliced 1/2 onion, chopped 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped Ingredients for Matzah Balls: 1 cup matzo meal 1/4 cup chicken stock 4 eggs, separated 1/4 cup vegetable oil Salt and pepper Directions 1) In a large saucepan combine the stock, carrots, celery,…

Charoset for Passover

*Charoset represents the mortar that the Hebrews used to bind the bricks during slavery.  It may not look so good but it tastes yummy.  Charoset is a sweet dish, reminding us of the sweetness of freedom. Ingredients: 5 apples, skin removed 1 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped 5 tablespoons sugar 1 cup grape juice or red wine…

Hamantashen

*The hamantashen is the classic purim cookie, served in every classroom party across Israel.  In theory, the idea of the cookie is a little gross.  The cookie’s three-cornered shape represents Haman’s clipped ears.   Move past the fact that a poppy-seed filling seems like the ear hair (YIKES) and these cookies are a wonderful treat and a fun activity for Purim. …