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Tzadeikis, or “Holy Woman” is a short film set in Boro Park’s Hasidic community. “A magical realist dark comedy about mortality, mysticism and the metaphysics of facial hair” Tzadeikis is written and directed by NYU film student Emily Cheeger as her thesis project.

After eating the same fish that kills a rebbe when he chokes on a bone, Neshama, the film’s protagonist, becomes possessed by the rebbe’s spirit. Tzadeikis traces Neshama’s journey and changing views of her community as her body and mind transform under a supernatural influence. This Yiddish-language film is largely driven by an intensity in representing the Hasidic community with affection and dignity with fastidious attention to detail and accuracy.

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moroccan jewish musicians neta elkayam and amit hai cohen performing with jazz instrumentalists in new orleans

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PESACH IS COMING

And it’s time for the annual Pesach recipe roundup!

Pesach Food Suggestions  Not much here in the way of recipes, just things to cook that you may or may not have thought of. 

Pesach Recipe Posts:

Breads (Almond Butter Bread, Breakfast Bread, Rochel’s Cashew Bread, Cheesy Bread, Onion Bread, Savory Muffins)

Pastries (Banana Cake, Pie Crust, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Chip Cookies/Blondies, Chocolate-Filled Ginger Cookies, Clementine Cake, Rosemary Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies)

Breakfasts (Matzah Meal Pancakes, Almond Flour Pancakes, Hot Cereal, Cold Cereal, Energy Bars)

Soups & Vegetable Sides (Maror & Karpas Soup, Butternut Squash & Chestnut Soup, Chilled Lemon Soup, Grain-Free Kishka, Celery-Zucchini Medley, Homestyle Hashbrowns, Toon’s Amazing Disappearing Stuffed Mushrooms)

NEW FOR 2018: Random Mix (Honey-‘Mustard’ Chicken, Potatoes Anna, Chestnut Soup, Leek Gratin, Mushroom Pâté, Chewy Ginger Cookies, Sugar Cookie Cups with Lemon Filling)

NEW FOR 2021: Random Mix 2 (Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes, Balsamic Peach Chicken, Roasted Carrot Soup, Butternut Squash Pie, Fresh Berry Tart, Scodelline (Almond Custards), and Snickerdoodle Blondies)

NEW FOR 2022: Random Mix 3 (Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Rolls), Roasted Artichoke-Leek Soup, Cherry Chicken with Rosemary, Chicken with Olives, Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Zucchini Butter, Tomato Tarts, Hummingbird Cake, and Granita/Sorbet)

Enjoy!  Go forth and make delicious foods for the holiday!

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the "tri-chitza" was a prayer structure often used in c. 21st-century judaism. according to records, its adherents believed that there were three genders: men, women, and "egalitarian." the significance of the "egalitarian" gender in ritual practice is unknown.

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Shabbat, Alexander Roitburd, 2014.

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Ketubah cut at its centre following a divorce

Rome, Italy, 1857

Groom: The noble gentleman, Daniel Joseph, son of Judah Benoliel. Bride: Oro, called Boulisa, daughter of Moses Ben Zonana

Handwritten on parchment; ink, watercolour and tempera.

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Unnatural Landscape series by Palestinian artist Khaled Hourani, 2020

“I did a series of small works, a project called “Unnatural Landscape.” […] It started as a project about the landscape and the wall, and how this construction, this ugly concrete, […] tries to cut, separate, and destroy the scene. What kind of effects does this wall have on the landscape, especially from a distance? I can see, when close to the wall, what kind of damage and social side-effects the wall has between the farmer and his land, the family and their relatives, between a city and a village. But also, from a distant view, for the one who wants to hike only, the landscape has a different meaning. We live in a high area here in Ramallah; when you look toward the sea, you can see different layers of mountains, but there is no empty landscape without settlement, without the wall.” – Khaled Hourani in an interview with Lela Vujanić

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Djin, Nodar (1984). Discovering the Jewish Soul; “I Am That Which I Am„

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they are finally giving me a magnificent gilded cup for all of the folding chairs ive helped put away at various events and functions

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screenshots of anti-war graffiti in hebrew, via the radical bloc in tlv

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i was talking to this guy yesterday and he said "i'm pretty sure i'm straight but i might be a little bicurious. there are definitely some guys i might hook up with. like samson." and i said "samson?" and he said "yeah. like from the bible"

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gmar chatimah tovah