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Jewish Food Trivia Quiz #2
October 9, 2022

Jewish Food Trivia Quiz #2

Quizzes by FunJoel0 comments

It’s time for my next Jewish Food Trivia Quiz! After the feedback on the last quiz that it was too difficult, I consciously tried to make this one somewhat easier, though still challenging. Let me know if I succeeded! By the way, the answers to most of the questions can be found in various blog posts and/or articles I’ve written […]

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The Freaky Ancient Grain Still Prepared Today and Connected with the Season
May 4, 2021May 9, 2021

The Freaky Ancient Grain Still Prepared Today and Connected with the Season

Classic Foods by FunJoel3 comments

If you’ve attended Hebrew School, or one of many Jewish Summer Camps, you probably know the Hebrew word for Spring: Aviv. It’s an ancient word, that appears multiple times in the Jewish Bible. The only problem is… it doesn’t mean Spring. Or at least it didn’t in Biblical times. Back then, it described a food product, one that is still […]

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