Many years ago a couple lived together in a small Polish shtetl . Though they were both basically good people, they had a disagreement they couldn’t resolve. In time their difference grew so severe that they were contemplating divorce. But before throwing in the towel they sought counsel from the local wise man who happened … Continue reading
Though nobody knows for certain whether Mother Sarah braided six strand challot in her tent, these lovely edible macrames have been featured on Ashkenazi Shabbos tables for centuries, maybe even longer. The number six is no accident. On the Shabbos table there are two loaves. That means if each one is fashioned from six strands … Continue reading
As far as I can tell there isn’t any mystical reason for eating gefilte fish with chrain, no kaballah about the fish being white as in mercy and the chrain being red as in judgment. The pairing is purely a matter of taste,-the sweetish relatively bland fish contrasting with the fiery sauce though it must be pointed out … Continue reading
