While Ashkenazim spent the night after Pesach packing up the Pesach dishes, Morrocan Jews have a party called Mimouna. They have been doing this for centuries though no one is really sure why. Unlike most holidays, Mimouna doesn’t appear in any books of Jewish law and it’s celebrated only by Jews of Morroccans and North … Continue reading
There is no real reason to eat matzo balls on Pesach. Neither Pharoah nor Moses ate them and yet they are integral to the Seder. In many homes it is unimaginable to retell the story of the Exodus without taking a break midway through the telling to enjoy a bowl of matzo balls swimming in … Continue reading
Some people go for walks or sit in coffee shops when they want to have heart to heart talks. Not Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld. When Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld wanted to have a deep conversation one of his students, he’d invite that student to help pickle the herring. Fish pickling on the curriculum at Shear Yoshuv, the … Continue reading
