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How Chamin (Ancient Sabbath Stew) Came To Philadelphia

By on November 17, 2011 in Food, Recipes

Originally posted on The Philadelphia Jewish Voice By Ronit Treatman Please enjoy this clip I filmed about how chamin (Portuguese cholent) came to Philadelphia.  It was filmed at Stenton Mansion, one of the best-preserved colonial homes in Philadelphia.  I would like to extend my special thanks to Marlene Samoun for permitting me to use her soulful rendition of the ladino folk song Morenika in this clip. Jewish contact with Spain may go as far back as the Kingdom of Solomon.  It is thought that Southern Spain was the country of Tarshish.  Tarshish was the furthest place west that people could sail to from Ancient Israel in Biblical times.  There was a continuous Jewish presence in Spain until March 31, 1492. (more…)

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Global Day of Jewish Learning at the JCC East Bay

By on November 9, 2011 in Education, Events

Sunday, November 13, 2011, 10 AM – 2 PM JCC East Bay, Berkeley Branch 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley, CA Come celebrate the Global Day of Jewish Learning at the JCC East Bay (1414 Walnut St.), on Sunday, Nov. 13, from 10 am-2 pm! The day will begin with two exciting sessions of classes, taught by the very best educators from our co-sponsors in the East Bay Jewish community. Then, a closing panel will explore new and fast-growing initiatives in the Jewish environmental movement, featuring representatives of Hazon, Urban Adamah, and Wilderness Torah. The event is FREE, and delicious refreshments will be served! Questions can be directed to Noah Zaves at noahz@jcceastbay.org or 510-848-0237 x138. (more…)

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Greening Seminar: Bringing Fresh and Local Food to Your Community

By on November 9, 2011 in CSA, Education, Events, Food

For professionals or lay leaders who are involved in agency or synagogue gardening, CSAs or greenmarkets or who would like to begin programs of this nature. Also relevant for food service providers or nutritionists who buy or provide food for their agencies. Your organization or synagogue can begin to prepare for next summer NOW. Come learn from experts about how to create a number of different kinds of food programs that address climate change, build community and local economy, and help people eat more healthfully. Specifically you’ll hear about community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs), farmer’s markets, and gardening that provide opportunities for education, growing food, and engagement of people of all ages. And, as always, you’ll meet in small groups to learn more from the presenters and each other. (more…)

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Shine: Wilderness Torah’s First Annual Celebration of Light & Giving

By on November 9, 2011 in Events

Join Wilderness Torah for Shine: Wilderness Torah’s First Annual Celebration of Light and Giving on Tuesday, December 13 at the David Brower Center in Downtown Berkeley. Enjoy live music with Eliyahu Sills and friends, a delicious, local, organic dinner, latke bar, olive oil tastings paired with Hagafen wine, and of course, chocolate gelt. Connect with friends, new and old, and help support our work to reconnect Judaism to the cycles of nature and the cycles of our lives! Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, 6:30-10 PM The David Brower Center Gallery 2150 Allston Way (between Shattuck Ave. and Oxford St.) Berkeley, CA

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Care to Share Gathers Over One Ton of Food

By on October 31, 2011 in CSA, Food, In the News, Sukkot, Tzedek/Justice

Originally posted in UJA Federation’s news. Try to picture 3.3 million grains of rice. If that’s too challenging, you could also visualize 200,000 grapes, 35,000 eggs, 4,000 pomegranates, 440 watermelons, or 220 pumpkins. Each of these quantities of food weighs a solid ton, which is the amount of fresh produce collected during UJA-Federation’s first annual Care to Share fresh food drive in conjunction with Met Council, Hazon, and AmeriCorps. (more…)

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Hazon in the News-October 2011

By on October 31, 2011 in In the News

Press The Cost of Keeping Kosher in Ha’aretz Sukkot Campaign Promotes Hunger Relief in Ynet Declaring War on Hunger in 5 Towns Jewish Times Families Celebrate Jewish Harvest Holiday at Organic Farm in Longmount Times-Call Leah Koenig Brings a Fresh Approach to Kosher with New Cookbook in Democrat and Chronicle Slingshot Names Top 50 Jewish Innovators, Plus 10 in JTA Charity Bike Ride in Israel Attracts Friends from KC in Jewish Chronicle Chosen Food: Cuisine, Culture and American Jewish Identity on Baltimore City Paper Golden! Honey Hobby Attracts Jewish Beekeepers from JWeekly.com Cohort Works with Hazon for Sustainable Jewish Community in Jewish Review Introducing the Slingshot 50, 2010-2011 on eJewish Philanthropy Moishe House Hitting Big Apple in The Jewish Week Blogs Setting the Table on Raising Kvell Why Service Matters in The Flame Doses of Hope and Inspiration for Yom Kippur & the New Year from Repair the World Ethical Choices and the New Year from Pursue Video RRC Rides for Food Justice from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College’s homepage

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Hunger Banquet: An Interfaith Call to Action

By on October 27, 2011 in Events, Food

East Bay JCRC, First Unitarian Church of Oakland and California Food & Justice Coalition invite you to a Hunger Banquet: An Interfaith Call to Action with Oakland City Council Member, Rebecca Kaplan November 06, 2011 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Experience the inequities of food resources in the San Francisco Bay Area. Not all guests will leave with a full stomach, but all will gain a new perspective on the root causes of hunger and feel motivated to do something about it. (more…)

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