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  • Pulled Pork Kugel and other transgressive traditions from the ultimate treif banquet

    David A.M. Wilensky|Jan 26, 2018

    SAN FRANCISCO (J. the Jewish News of Northern California via JTA)-"Az men est khazer, zol es shoyn rinen ibern moyl" goes an old Yiddish saying: "If you're going to eat pork, eat it until your mouth drips." Sunday night at Brick & Mortar Music Hall here, the mouths of rabbis and foodies dripped with Peanut Butter Pie with Bacon, a Rabbit Crepinette and a Pulled Pork Potato Kugel with barbecue sauce. The occasion was the "Trefa Banquet 2.0," a delicious spread of treif (nonkosher food) made by... Full story

  • For Reform, new gay-friendly High Holidays prayer book keeps up inclusivity trend

    David A.M. Wilensky|Apr 3, 2015

    PHILADELPHIA (JTA)-The Reform movement's rabbinic association unveiled its new High Holidays prayer book-one that continues the movement's trend toward inclusive liturgy-at the group's 126th annual convention. Mishkan HaNefesh, the Reform's first High Holidays prayer book, or machzor, since 1978, was a major focus of the Central Conference American Rabbis conference that concluded here Wednesday. The prayer book features the voices of female writers and language more reflective of the LGBT... Full story