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Last month we went to Philadelphia for a family wedding. It was not only great to be there for Beth and Zach, but it was also a reunion of the remaining first cousins of the Graf family. There were six of us present (including myself and my sister) and after the wedding weekend, five of […]
There are certain dishes that call out to us. You might want to recreate that favorite cookie from your childhood, or a dish that a neighbor offered you when you visited, perhaps it’s something that you associate with a grandparent or even a close friend. My mother used to make gedempfte fleish, braised beef of […]
They are almost like characters in a book, these relatives that I have heard so much about but never had the opportunity to meet. The baker, the grocer, and the tanner. Yisroel (Isser) Gutman, my maternal grandfather, the one who I know the most about, owned a tannery in Mogielnica. Is it coincidence or […]
Having a chef come to your home with the intention of helping you cook can be an intimidating experience. I knew for several weeks that newlyweds from our synagogue had accepted an invitation to join us for Shabbat and were planning to come early and help prepare the meal. Michael (the chef) and I were […]
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