Jewish News Passover Supplement Issue 945

8/17/2019 Jewish News Passover Supplement Issue 945

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PASSOVER

Jewish

SUPPLEMENT

EXCLUSIVE: STEVEN BERKOFF’S

PERSONAL PESACH STORY

FUN & GAMES SEDER

SPRING BREAK EXODUS

MAKE YOUR OWN MOSES

Edited by Brigit Gra


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Make your own paper prophcommandments and plague

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SALLY GROSART STARTED making paper people some ye

ago for fun. “I just thought paper versions of famous peo

was a novel idea,” says Sally, who created a cut-out-and

David Baddiel for Jewish News back in 2014. “Whenever

a new comedian, musician or TV show the first thing I thi

‘oh I'll make them out of

paper,’” jokes scissior-

wielding Sal who made

Moses, the

commandments and two

plague specimens

(frog/locusts) for our

cover. Sally can do

cut-outs of anyone

or anything for gifts

or invitations. Visit

weepaperpeople.co.uk

for inspiration.

The woman who

made Moses

HOW TO MAKE IT

Attach template to hard card.

Use double-sided tape as it seems to stick

better than glue and causes less mess

Fold

Cut

CUT-OUT-AND KEEP

MOSES

Cut along these lines. These are

the holes the neck goes through

Leave extra pieces above the

neck. These are then folded over

inside the head and taped inside

to attach the body to the head

Cut the black slitsfor the arm holes


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Emunah’s Neve Landy Children’s Village in southern Israel

is home to boys who are emotionally disturbed throughabuse, trauma or neglect. As we read about the ‘Four

Sons’ in the Haggadah, please spare a moment to consider

some of the troubled and vulnerable children who rely on

Emunah’s expert care every day.

This Pesach, please give whatever you can to help provide a better

future for the 12,000 boys and girls in Emunah centres across Israel.

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*The images of the children have been changed to protect their identity


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PASSOVER. ISRAELPlaywright, actor and director

Steven erkoff shares a poignant

personal memory to mark the festival

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It was March 1980 on the eve of Passoverand our merry band of men, my companyof bold actors, were flying out to do a

tour of Israel with our production of Hamlet.Oh, we were so excited to be going to theMiddle East and for most of them it was theirfirst time, but I was already a veteran.

I had certainly had some effect on thetheatre-going public with my production of Metamorphosis, which toured Israel endlessly,following this with a very physical productionof Agamemnon. But now, for the first time,I was appearing with my own British companyas Hamlet. I was a tad anxious you might say.We opened the season in Haifa at the invitationof the director Amnon Meskin, who had origi-nally brought me to Israel.

Oh well, those are the risks you have to takeand we seized the opportunity with both hands.Then our lovely Israeli producer, who was incharge of the arts festival in Jerusalem, sent usout every day from our digs in Jerusalem’s oldcity to the kibbutzim to perform and the effectwas, for the most part, startling.

So warm was the response. After the show,we were driven back to the Old City, where wewould quickly scout around the labyrinthine al-

leyways to find that ancient Arabic bakery thatwas open all night and made the most divinefluffy hot bread. We stuffed our mouths likehungry children.

There was one gig from which there wasno possibility of getting back to Jerusalemsince we were too far down the country.Evidently we were going to be put up bymembers of the audience who had previ-ously advertised their interest in supplyingaccommodation.

It was a magical night, since we playedoutside and, as the two and a half hoursslowly unrolled the mysteries of ‘Hamlet ’,

we watched as the audience gradually disap-peared under the darkness. At the end, we

had a reception that we’d never experiencedin our lives and then we all gathered ourprops and costumes and stood as instructedin the foyer.

There was a group of people waiting for usand staring at us with some degree of inten-sity. Our Israeli tour producer – a most ami-able and wonderfully inventive man –introduced us and then, to our astonishment,began to auction us! It was a unique eventsince he started by asking the audience wholived outside the kibbutz who they could putup for the night. He began by offering me …“Who can give accommodation to Hamlet?”A number of hands went up and, after somebartering, I was adopted. Then he went onto“Ophelia?” … Several more hands …“Laertes?” … Some of the same … and so it

went on, right down to the smallest players,although none were really small part players

since they were part of the magnificentensemble.Passover had just begun and, for many,

this was the first time our English colleagueshad ever been invited to spend the night ina Jewish home, let alone an Israeli one. Thenext day, when we boarded our bus back toJerusalem, the air was spinning with storiesof how generous our hosts had been andhow wonderfully they were wined and dinedby the hosts, who had been so impressed bythe performance and how clear the text wasand thus understandable. Naturally, I wasvery proud since I was the only Jew in thecompany, although there were one or twowith distant Jewish ancestry.

On the way back, we naturally stopped atMasada. This was altogether a visit that none

of us would ever forget. At the sumcast were called back to rejoin the b

for some reason, I lingered as thescrambled down the hill. Then thguide – having told the most moviterrible story of the final momentsbesieged Jews of Masada – asked ithe tourists present would like to reathe rabbi’s final words. Everybody waand then I felt I had to put up my hangiven the sheet containing the lawords and never in my life had I bproud as at that moment on top of Mdelivering that extraordinary speech.

I felt noble and even purified. Wopportunity to celebrate and honourour ancient ancestor’s heroic, if tragic,

We were then transported bJerusalem and to our rooms in the O

The following day was Friday and s

Steven Berkoff (seated front row right) as Hamlet in the production he d irected and took to Israel in 1980 and, le ft, Masada, where he read the fina

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would be no performance that night.This was somewhat of a relief to say the

least, since on the Friday morning I’d had acall from my sister in London to tell me thatmy ailing mother had finally passed away. Forthe life of me, I just did not know what to do.Upon whom could I heave my sorrow? Onwhose shoulder could I weep? I visited aJewish bookshop and explained my predica-ment and they suggested I go to the‘Western’ or ‘Wailing Wall’, which I did.

At least I could pray here, but obviouslyI needed to say the Kaddish, the soulfulprayer for the dead. On the left side of

the wall is a large tunnel,where many of the ChasidicJews seem to congregate and pray. I strolledtentatively in and dared to ask one of thoseextraordinary figures if he could help me. Iexplained that my mother had died a fewhours ago and what could I do? “Of course,we will read the Kaddish for her,” he said.

I was so relieved, for this was exactly whatwas needed. Within seconds it seemed hehad gathered the required quorum of 10men, all garbed like himself. He asked for mymother’s name and also my father’s… I toldhim that she was known as Polly, although I

did feel a little strangeuttering that familiar name in such company.Suddenly they went at it with a will, prayingswiftly in Hebrew, which sounded like theywere summoning the spirits of the under-world and from time to time within theintense network of Hebrew verbiage I heardthem utter the name ‘Polly’ …

After a few minutes they were done.Polly had been laid to rest as I had hoped.It all seemed a little brief. After a small

haggle about the feeoutside into the glarin

light. I was not yet saalthough I did feel proud of

done something.I turned to face the gaunt and mo

nificent wall. Its huge Herodian stonewarmed by the early sun. I placed myon the stones that so many thousantens of thousands had touched and to. I wept quietly, and thanked Peverything she had done for me, eveto the sandwiches she made every my school lunch. And then it was ove

“Of course,” he said.....”We will read The Kaddish for her.”


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Mum Janice psyches up Hayley before the shop Hayley proudly presents her receipt of £2

Hayley Cohen’s grandma Rhona told her to enter a competition to win a seder shop, she never imagined she would win and be charging around Kosher Kingdom with a trolley two weeks later

When Hayley Cohen won the Jewish News- Kosher Kingdo60 second supermarketsweep,she

was on herstarters orders…

HAYLEY COHEN LIKES TO SHOP as much asthe rest of us, but not at 6.30am. Even the mostdedicated purchaser doesn’t buy at that timeof day, yet on Monday morning, 25-year-oldHayley, from Clayhall in Essex, wasdecked out in tracksuit bottomsand trainers for the shop of her

life. At least that is what herparents Janice and Andrewwere hoping for as Hayleywas the winner of the JewishNews’ one minute TrolleyDash at Kosher Kingdom andshe had a shopping list in herhead for a slap-up Pesach meal.

Arriving at the Golders Greenstore as dawn was breaking, Hayleywas accompanied by her mum, and thenaunt Shelley and cousin Sara Mordechai arrivedfrom Edgware. They all had advice about whichaisle to aim for in the supermarket, which isladen with delicious food and treats ahead of the festival. “The most anyone has spent on a

dash is £350,” said KK’s manager Rivkmade Hayley all the more deteThen Rivki set her stopwatch, yelled: and Hayley was off.

Reeling round the aisles with ley, it was straight past the c

the meat counter and

to the gift packs of nuts. With her familying her on, Hayley hmade it to the wiwhen Rivki called: “S

Breathless but ewas then over to th

register to tally up a bilcluded meat and chicken

and a kettle and blender forWith a grand total of £231.64,

felt she had done the family proud. my grandma who told me to enter the tition,” she said, which suggested gRhona Braden was in line for some PesaBut not before Hayley’s had a well-earn

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And there is that blender and kettle for mum Jani ce

Following dad’s instructions, Hayley headed straight to the meat

Unpacking the trolley with mum Janice and cousin Sara Heading home for a well-deserved nap with a packed trolley

Racing through the wine aisles, she then doubles back for four bottles

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For many, Passover is all aboutthe food – ditching challah andrainbow bagels for eight days

and dealing with the bloat thataccompanies the matzah overdoseand a diet heavy in eggs and cinna-mon balls. Most will use the excuseof Passover to give the kitchen

a good spring clean, while somemay feel the need to take out asecond mortgage to buy kosher forPassover bottled water, toothpaste,dog food and washing up liquid.

But what sort of food did theancient Israelites eat and howmuch did their diet change duringPassover? First, it’s worth pointingout that Passover did not existuntil the book of Exodus (obvs!),but that comes pretty early onin the Torah (after Genesis),although naturally there is debateabout when it happened: 480years before the construction of Solomon’s Temple, according toThe Book of Kings; never accord-ing to the archaeologists.

Our main sources of informationregarding the diet of the Israelitesand the Egyptians are the Bible, theDead Sea Scrolls and archaeologicaland anthropological records. Reli-gious belief – the law of kashrut –shaped much of their diet: Vayikra –Leviticus – Chapter 11 tells us whatthe Israelites did not eat: “Any ani-mal that has a cloven hoof that iscompletely split into double hooves,and which brings up its cud that oneyou may eat. But these you shall noteat among those that bring up thecud and those that have a clovenhoof... camel, hyrax, hare, pig...”“Any creature that does not havefins and scales in the water is anabomination for you, and the eagle,the kite, the osprey, the kestrel...”

“Any flying insect that walks onfours”, “The weasel, the mouse, andthe toad...” and so on.

We are told about what the privi-leged ate in The Book of Kings,which lists the food brought to KingSolomon’s table: “Thirty measuresof fine flour, and threescore meas-ures of meal; ten fat oxen, andtwenty oxen out of the pastures, anda hundred sheep, beside harts, andgazelles, and roebucks, and fattedfowl.”

Numbers, Chapter 11 tells usabout the food the Israelites longedfor after they left Egypt: “Wemember the fish, which we werewont to eat in Egypt for nought; the


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COME DINE WITH THE

ISRAELITES(AND THEEGYPTIANS

Debra arnes

discovers what our ancestors were munching on as they crossed the Red cucumbers, and the melothe leeks, and the onions, garlic.”

The staples of the Israeliwere bread, wine and olivmentioned in Deuteronomter 7: “He will also bless thethy body and the fruit of thy

corn and thy wine and thinealso included the Seven “wheat and barley, and vifig-trees and pomegranateof olive trees and honey” tioned in Deuteronomy, Ch

Matzah, or unleavenedfirst made an appearanceExodus, when the Jews hadEgypt in a hurry and did ntime to let their bread rise. AExodus come the other Pobservances, which shaped Israelites ate and are still today: the removal of chamthe home, which includes amade from the five major wheat, rye, barley, oats athat has not been comcooked within 18 minutes ointo contact with water. AJews also consider ricepeanuts and legumes as ch

There were unsurprisinglyties between the diets of theIsraelites and the neighancient Egyptians, althouIsraelites relied on rainfall totheir crops, whereas the Erelied very much on the cycRiver Nile and there would ods of great famine when failed to flood sufficiently to crops to prosper. Most yeaever, saw a plentiful harvest osuch as barley and wheat, velike beans, lentils, onionsleeks, lettuces and cucumbfruits, including grapes, f

dates. The wealthy Egyptianalso dine off sheep, goats, geese, while the poor were a basic diet of bread, fishonions, garlic and beer.

Archaeological remainsered in Israel help us undmore about what the Israelites ate and how theand prepared their food. Wolive presses, stone andimplements used in the preof food, containers and jawith animal bones, fossiliseand carbonised seeds haveunearthed. As yet, there hno evidence of falafels, bgood time.


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The omission of chametz and a diet of matzah has the ‘never feeling full’ effect, writes enise Phill

Many nosh, snack treats and after-dinner munchies tend to be overloaded with sugar. It is with

in mind that the three recipes in this feature are made with as little sugar as possible. This year, Pesa

doesn’t fall over the Easter Bank Holiday, so many people will need transportable food. These recip

tick this criteria and can be prepared in advance to fill the gap as part of breakfast, lunch or din

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Passover snacks need to be parev so that they can be enjoyed any time. These pecan coconutbars are useful as part of a packed lunch, mid-morning treat with coffee or after dinner when

you just want a little nosh!

Pastry:200g fine matzo meal1 tablespoon brown sugar50g ground toasted pecans1 teaspoon ground cinnamon¼ teaspoon salt75g non-dairy margarine2 eggs

Filling:150g brown sugar60g non-dairy margarine – melted

1 tablespoon vanilla extract1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice1 ripe banana – peeled and mashed5 large egg whitesPinch salt60g pecans30g desiccated coconut

Topping:30g flaked desiccated coconut2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans

1 Preheat oven to 180°F/350°F/Gas Mark 42 To prepare the pastry, combine all the ingre-dients together, either in a food processor orby hand.3 Press into bottom of a 23cm x 23cm baking

tin lined with baking parchment paper. Cover with foil and insert baking beans.4 Bake for 20 minutes or until the edges beginto brown; cool for 15 minutes.5 To prepare the filling, combine the sugar,

margarine, vanilla extract, lemon juice, banana,egg whites and a pinch of salt. Set aside.6 Stir the coconut and pecans in to the mixture.7 Pour over the cooked pastry base.8 Bake for 50 minutes or until set.

9 Cool to room temperature.10 Cover and chill for at least one hour.11 Top with a sprinkling of desiccated coand chopped pecans, and then cut squares.

Pecan Coconut Squares

Preparation time40 minutes

Cooking time1 hour 10 minutes, plus cooling

Makes20

INGREDIENTS

METHOD

These are Pesach friendly lemon spiked small bites of goodness! They require only 10 minutes cooking and can bemade in about 15 minutes. It is a snack that is sweetened with the natural sugar of the dates.

200g cashews – use raw unsalted6 Medjool dates – pits removed1 teaspoon of vanilla extract1 teaspoon of finely grated lemon zest1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamonA pinch of salt flakes2 tablespoons dried cranberries – roughly chopped

1 Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/Gas Mark 6.2 Place the cashew nuts in a single layer on a baking tray anroast for 10 minutes or until golden.3 Transfer the roasted cashew nuts to a food processor/blendand pulse until crumbly. You want there to still be a few biggchunks to give the bites some nice texture.4 Add the dates and pulse until the mixture starts to comtogether into a sticky ‘dough’.5 Add the vanilla extract, lemon zest, cinnamon and salt flakand pulse again until combined.6 Add the dried cranberries and about one tablespoon of waand pulse until just combined.7 Using your hands, roll approximately one heaped teaspoondough into little bite-sized balls.8 Refrigerate or enjoy at leisure.

Cashew Nut and Cranberry Bites


Cooking time10 minutes

MakesAbout 30

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7 April 2016 The Jewish New

My idea for a tasty snack is some healthy crisps with a good dip. What could be betterthan caramelised onion dip with some root vegetable crisps? You can make your ownhealthy crisps using sweet potatoes, beetroot and parsnip, a vegetable peeler, a mandolin

or maybe you have a spiralizer and a little oil and seasoning. At a fraction of the price ofwell-known brands, it’s not only the children who’ll love them.

3 carrots3 parsnips 1 beetroot2 sweet potatoes1 tablespoon rapeseed oil

Seasoning:2 teaspoons salt½ teaspoon sugar1 teaspoon paprika1 teaspoon turmericGround black pepper

1 tablespoon vegetable oil2 onions – peeled and thinly slicedSalt and black pepper225g cream cheese2 tablespoons fresh chives – chopped

1 Heat oven to 180ºC/350ºF/Gas Mark 4.2 Combine seasoning ingredients in a plasticbowl and mix.3 Peel the vegetables and slice thinly with amandolin, vegetable peeler or spiralizer. Lay thembetween paper towels to absorb excess moisture.Place slices in a bowl, add oil, seasoning mixtureand stir to coat.4 Spread the vegetables out on a large bakingtray lined with baking parchment paper.5 Bake for 10 minutes. Check they are not burningand continue for another 10 to 15 minutes or

until golden brown. Remove and allow to cool andcrisp up.

1 Heat the oil over medium-low heat.2 Add the onions, season and cook, stirring occasionally, until deep golden brown for about20 minutes.3 Remove from the heat and place in the food processor with the cream cheese and chives andprocess until smooth. Season to taste. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Root Vegetable Crisps withCaramelised Onion Dip





Serves4 to 6 people

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METHODCARAMELISED ONION DIP


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Bring the 10 plagues to lifewith these cute finger puppets

Judith Frazer put together this set that includededible plagues to liven up her family’s seder

Death of the firstborn via jelly baby-style swedecapitation never tasted so good...

Esther Levy made this table setting

to entertain her five children

Amy Berliner made this table display usinHappyland animals and figures

Brothers Arieh, 10, Solly, nine, and Leor Temkin,four, of Manchester, made these figures out of Fimo and Lego for Pesach last year

Playmobil figures are used to create a seder plate

A SEDER

OF FUN!

Creative minds areable to put togetherwonderful table displays

to keep children entertained fwhat can end up being a verylong night, says lex Galbins

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Kelly Rember, owner of The Creative Gift Store on Facebook, created this frog-shapedfruit bowl for her family last Pesach

The Chairman, Honorary Officers, Council and staff of SWESRS would like to wish theentire Jewish community a very Happy Pesach.

We invite you to join SWESRS members and guests for our communal Sederon Saturday 23rd April at 7.30pm, which will be rabbinic-led.

Please call the Synagogue office for details of this and other Pesach events -020 8599 0936 or [email protected]

Our Synagogue is not just for Pesach!Throughout the year our doors are always open, ready to welcome you to our

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While I consider myself a fairly competentcook, I was nearly

thwarted when trying outthese wonderful chocolatemoulds made by CybrTrayd (www cybrtrayd com ).

I’d like to be able to blamemy difficulties on the fact

that, while trying to carefully butquickly fill the intricate wild animalshaped mould with melted chocolatebefore it went hard, I was also attemptingto ensure my five-year-old boy wasn’tdipping his fingers into it at the sametime. However, what I learned was thatsome patience is needed ...

Still, the moulds are very forgiving –as are the children who will be scoffing

them – and thesewere, obviously, a trial

run (I know to makethe proper ones when thechildren are not around!).

I can’t c laim the c redit formaking the Passover seder plate,

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ENGLAND

With the mishmash of cultures that make up theEnglish Jewish community, there are bound to besome great stories – but one of the best comesfrom a family from Newcastle, whose tradition isto point at their respective mothers-in-law whenit gets to reading out the blessing on the maror (bitter herb). They even claim it was ‘in theirHaggadah’ – but there’s no definitive proof yet.

ETHIOPIA

The story of the Exodus is particularly poignantfor Ethiopian Jews, with traditions varying fromslaughtering a lamb on the morning of the seder to not eating fermented dairy products such asbutter and cheese on Pesach, to reading aboutthe Exodus directly from the Bible rather than theHaggadah. Some families even broke all their

crockery to symbolise making a new start and for-getting about the past.

GIBRALTAR

You know the charoset , the best, tastiest, sweet-est thing on your seder plate? It’s normally madeout of fruit such as dates, figs, and apples, andsignifies the cement that the slaves used in their laborious building work. In Gibraltar, fruit isn’tall that goes into the charoset – some usedthe ground up dust from real bricks to take thesymbolism a step further.

HUNGARY

In reference to the Bible passages about theEgyptians giving the Israelites pieces of gold and

silver jewellery, many Hungarian Jewish familieshad a tradition of bringing all their jewellery to themeal and laying it out on the table.

INDIA

Preparing for Pesach was taken very seriously inthe Cochin community (also known as Malabar Jews), which is the oldest Jewish community inIndia with roots claimed to date to the time of King Solomon. With the Cochins, it was report-edly believed that if a Jewish woman made evena small mistake in preparing for the festival duringthe 100 days before the seder, then the lives of her husband and her children would be in danger – so each individual grain of rice was carefullyexamined to make sure it was free from any cracksthat could accidentally be penetrated by chametz .

IRAN

In one of the traditions that is most bemusing toonlookers who have never taken part in it before,Persian Jews often beat each other lightly on the

back with bunches of spring onions or leeks whensinging Dayenu, to symbolise the whip of theslave driver.

MOROCCO

While many Ashkenazi families leave a seat at thetable or a glass of wine out for the prophetEliyahu, Moroccan Jews take it a step further.In Casablanca, families would often set up abeautiful chair, decoratively embellished, andleave it empty for the prophet to sit on, while inMarrakesh, dishes were prepared using the wine


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If you’ve ever celebrated

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Whether they’re hitting each

other with leeks or dressing

up as Pharaoh, each family

has their own peculiar set

of traditions, most of which

have travelled down the

centuries and manifested

themselves as memorablequirks in the modern world.

No two seders are the

same – and wherever you

live, whether in America,

the UK or Israel, the diverse

history and traditions of the

Jewish people means there’s

never a dull seder night.

PASSOVER

Hungarian Jews celebrate Passover

An Ethiopian baby has her first tradi tional seder ex perience

The Paradesi Synagogue in Cochin, Kerala, in India

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from Eliyahu’s cup. Moroccan Jews also havethe tradition of wearing white on the festival, tosignify purity and joyfulness, with others alsoadopting the colour for Rosh Hashanah and

Yom Kippur.

POLAND

In the Polish town of Góra Kalwaria, the Gerer

Chasids would apparently re-enact the Red Seacrossing by pouring water on the floor, lifting their coats, and naming the Polish towns that theywould cross.

SPAIN

Ever play duck duck goose? This tradition is a bitlike that. Beginning in Spain pre-Inquisition, the

person leading the seder would walk around thetable holding the seder plate and tapping it onthe head of guests as a way of showering themwith blessings.

TUNISIA

In a very hands-on approach to the festival, someTunisian Jewish families had a tradition of tyinga lamb to the bedpost before Pesach and thenslaughtering it as a Passover sacrifice.

SYRIA

All of the Jews who wanted to leave Syria leftin the 1990s, and those who are left are elderlyand wanted to remain in Damascus. Tragicallythey now find themselves stuck in a war, suffer-

ing from food shortages and economicties. The synagogue in the Jewish quDamascus now only opens for two hShabbat. Pesach for Syrian Jews is atelling stories, and traditionally they mstorytelling aspect extra special by dresas ancient Jews, taking the matzah usedthe seder, placing it into a bag, and throver their shoulders, then reciting verse

the Exodus in Hebrew. Families then refollowing questions: “What are you car“Where are you coming from?” and “Wyou going to?” and respond “Matzah”, and “Jerusalem”.

YEMEN

Everybody has eggs on their seder pl Yemenite Jews have historically eaten part of their main course during sedewhether in the form of egg cakes, friehardboiled eggs or omelettes. Yemenspill 10 drops of wine for each plague iglass, and then dispose of it to symbolicrid of the plagues.

A Morroccan seder

Passover in Krakow, Poland Tunisian women make matzah for the community

Jewish pupils before they left Damascus, Syria

A Yemenite Habani family celebrates Pass


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UNIVERSITY

CHALLENGEP

esach is traditionally a fairly quiettime on campus. Normally fallingduring the holiday period, students

enjoy the festival back at home withtheir parents or jet off to warmer climes;while a smattering of students, mainlyfrom abroad, sample sedarim and dailymeals at chaplains’ houses, writesJames Martin.

This year, however, is, well, a little bitdifferent from all other years. Owing tothe festival falling in late April, manystudents will be into the throng of examseason and faced with the challengeof balancing their study books with atraditional Pesach experience. And their

chaplains are ready for the task.University Jewish Chaplaincy, the

national charitable organisation that isthe premier provider of campus rabbisin the UK, brought chaplains to Londonfor a training weekend at the start of April, to share best practice in a numberof areas, high among them how tomake Pesach as engaging and slick aspossible.

“The chaplains who have been herethe longest, like Rabbi Fishel Cohen

from Birmingham, can talk the youngerchaplains through how best to help stu-dents with practical Halachot and onthe different ways to facilitate what isthe most complex of Jewish festivals,”explains CEO Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski.

There will be sedarim at chaplains’homes in 11 regions – right acrossEngland and Scotland. But the workchaplains do for the festival is far moreall-encompassing: starting sometimesweeks earlier when they arrange the saleof chametz , and help to kasher kitchens.The festival itself is a blur of meals, withstudents coming in and out from chap-lains’ homes and communal buildings

sit-down meals, packed lunches anddrinks in order to briefly escape the revi-sion season.

Chaplaincy expects to spend £20,000on Pesach activities across the UK onhundreds of students. Some chaplainswill charge nominal amounts for meals.

In Cambridge, the early summer termmeans students will be deep into revi-sion. “We want the students to be ableto have a full and meaningful Pesach,while not having their revision curtailed,”

explains chaplain Rabbi Yisrael Malkiel,who together with his wife Elisheva, willprepare meals every day in the JewishStudent Centre, assisted by the JewishSociety. For the first and last two daysthey are hosting students in their house.”We don’t want to impose our seder;instead it will be collaborative, with stu-dents sharing their traditions,” he adds.

In Leeds, Rabbi Eli and Rivka Magzi-mof are expecting 40 students for dailyhot meals at their home. They are plan-ning a ‘40 questions’ theme, wherebyparticipants send their burning ques-tions ahead of the seder, where the cou-ple will open up the table to discussions.

“Normally Pesach is family time, butfor us, the students are like an extendedfamily. We therefore can talk candidlyand debate with them,” explains Rivka.

“In Birmingham, it’s reading week dur-ing Chol Hamoed, so we expect it willget busier towards the end of Pesach,”explains Rabbi Cohen, who has beenthe chaplain in the Midlands for morethan 30 years. He is kashering HillelHouse so that students can self-cater.

“We are blessed with a fantastic facil-

ity, which is far bigger than my house.Hence it will be open for students tocome in at all times, to cook, socialiseand chat to me or my wife Esther. It’s use-ful to have a hub. Students often have alot on their minds as exams approachand that regular contact means that theyare more likely to confide in us if they areexperiencing any worries, or just want toget away from the exam bubble.”

He will also provide meals for studentson the first and last days, as well as kash-ering the Jewish kitchen at the multi-faithchaplaincy at Warwick University.

In London, Rabbi Gavin Broder willhost students for Yom Tov meals and

provide packed meals at the ChaplaincyStudent Lounge at Great PortlandStreet Synagogue during the week.For students who don’t want to travelto Golders Green for sedarim, RabbiBroder will arrange meals at congrega-tions across London.

Rabbi Belovski adds: “As always, weare privileged to be there for all Jewishstudents and we want to make surethat they are all able to enjoy andobserve Pesach on campus.”

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There are so many ways to link the Passoverstory to the experiences of Jews during theHolocaust and, as a second generation sur-

vivor, I find it strange that the similarities have notbeen officially recognised, acknowledged oradded to the Seder service. After all are they notboth stories of persecution, slavery and redemp-tion and ultimately, for the lucky ones,of freedomand survival? Surely it would be more interestingfor the younger generation to read stories aboutthings that happened during their grandparents’lifetime in addition to the Bible stories from thou-sands of years ago - and particularly while the lastsurvivors are here to tell their tales in person.

Tales such as that of Rabbi Kappel’s who in1941 as the welfare Rabbi of the detention campsin south west France, was authorised by theFrench army to obtain 10,000 kilos of flour tobake matzah for prisoners in return for them sign-ing a document to give up their daily bread ra-tion. A Jewish prisoner in the Gurs detentioncamp in south west France handwrote a Hag-gadah from memory which Rabbi Kappel took tobe reproduced outside of the camp so thatcopies could be available for all the prisonerswho were given the unusual permission to gatherat makeshift Seder tables to read it together ledby Rabbi Leon Ansbacher (pictured left). In thesummer of 1942 most of those prisoners were de-ported to Drancy and then to Auschwitz.A copy of the Gurs Haggadah re-mains in the Yad Vashem archives.

Lady Amélie Jakobovits (pic-tured right) would recount herwartime experiences to her fam-ily on Seder night every yearand in particular that of Passover 1941 when she was 13years old. Lady J had been sep-arated from her family and endedup hidden in the dark cellar of a kind

non-Jewish farmer in central France along withfour other children, all strangers to each other.The children spent the winter of 1940 in the cellarand when they could just about make out throughthe light coming in from upstairs that Spring wasarriving they asked the f armer for flour, water andfire in order to make matzah. Without really know-ing what they were doing the children managedto create something like matzah, say some bless-ings and parts of the Seder service from memoryand sing ‘Chad Gadya’. Lady J said that despitethe terrible conditions it was the most profoundSeder she had ever experienced.

Chaim Shane told his family about Passover inLodz when he was a young boy just before the

war. As his granddaughter Samantha recalled:“Grandpa said he loved Passover most of all

the festivals. His sisters Sarah and Hadas-sah cleaned the wooden floor of theirapartment with red pol-ish, his mother madewine from raisins andmatzahs which wouldhang from the ceiling in

pillow cases so the micecouldn’t get to them.

Eggs were stored in thewardrobe drawers, live fish kept

in a basin of water and a livechicken had its leg tied with apiece of string to his bed!Grandpa also rememberedPassover 1941 in the Warsawghetto when his father con-ducted the Seder with only onepotato which made him very sadand he died shortly afterwardsaged only 46 years.”

Born in France in 1938, thefirst Passover that my motherPaulette was able to celebratewas in 1946 when she arrived inEngland to live with a cousin inCanons Park, having lost herparents at Auschwitz. We werenever sure of when my motherleft France but have very re-cently received a digitalisedcopy of her registration docu-ment as a Jewish refugee fromthe archives of World Jewish Re-lief which clearly show the dateas 20 March 1946, just weeks be-fore Passover on 16 April whenshe had just turned eight yearsold. The year before my mother

was in the convent hidden by the nuns anhave celebrated Easter rather than Passoeaten a communion wafer in place of ma

The prisoners of Vaihingen concentratioin Germany managed to celebrate Pas1945 despite the sub-human conditions aship they endured. One prisoner, Moswhen ordered by an SS officer to make tashooting practice asked for five kilos of fling it was to make the glue needed. Twas used instead to make matzah whbaked in his workshop oven and hiddethe roof shingles until Seder night whenprisoners ate the matzah along with potatwine made of water and sugar. They eveHagaddah to read. Some of the twenty msent soon after on a death march to Dmany others died after the liberation by tdue to illness. Those who survived wouforget the Seder of 1945.

It is hard to imagine the impact of thisquestion during the Holocaust when Jewsliving in ghettos or hiding in cellars still tried to hold a seder. For Debra arnewho lost grandparents in the Shoah, Passover is a particularly poignant tim

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THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SYMBOL OF PESACHis the Seder plate. Its contents are the chaptersto the Pesach story punctuating the evening aswe dip and point at the shank bone, egg,Maror (bitter herbs), charoset (mixture), chaz-eret (second bitter herbs), Karpas (parsley andsalt water) as well as a visual reminder of theirindividual meanings. But what if we replacedthe components of the plate with modern ad-ditions. What would the up-to-date equivalentsbe and can these new accompaniments givethe story of Pesach more relevance today?

BLACK ARMBANDA black armband takes its place on the Seder

plate to remember those lost in the Holocaustand other recent genocides and terrorist attacks.Just like the egg it sits as a symbol of mourningrepresenting those murdered,slaughtered andsacrificed in the name of hatred and bigotry. Thearm band underlines our duty to never forget theatrocities of the Holocaust and to always remem-ber the moments in recent history where innocentlives have been cruelly sacrificed. A black arm-band is a universal icon of mourning and remindsus of those we have lost, while imploring us to not

be defeated by terror. The black armband servesto affirm that life is precious.

SOCIAL MEDIA: FACEBOOK/TWITTER ICONSThere is nothing that exemplifies bitterness morethan the effects of social media on society. For allthe good that Facebook, twitter, Instagram andsnapchat extol about connecting people and en-hancing our means of communication, there isalso a bitter downside; the darker side of socialmedia has seen the rise in bullying and trolling,body shaming and abuse. Words are thrownaround without care; opinions are published withno thought as to whether they will cause offense.Would these words and name calling be so f reely

addressed face to face? Unlikely, but somehowthe internet opens the gates for social media toblur the lines between politically correct and free-dom of speech and the consequence is #bitter.

SMART PHONESWhere the bitter herbs represent the bitternessof slavery and social media is an interesting par-allel, what we use to facilitate the use of onlinecommunication is the product that connects us.There are two places on the Seder plate for bitter

herbs and the other place should be filled with aSmart phone; today’s doorway to connectivity, for without it our virtual responses would not be in-stant and our emotional response less bitter. If we all left our phones collectively in a neat pileon the Seder plate, our focus would undoubtedlyshift from jealousy, admiration or inadequacyover photos of various opulent Seder tablesposted on Facebook pre-Yom Tov in favour of simply sitting face to face with our families.

LIFE JACKETThe Choroset represents the mortar that the Jew-ish people used as slaves to construct storehouses in Egypt. Another reminder of slavery andbeing trapped within an inescapable tyranny.

There is no greater need right now than a life jacket to sit among the other objects on theSeder plate. The life jacket represents slavery,but also our ability as a society to make a changeand send a life line to those in need. The imageof a child washed up on shore in Turkey shockedthe world in to action with the boarders openingacross Europe to give refuge to those escapingSyria. A life jacket serves to remind us that Jewsare not the only people who are persecuted andfleeing terror and also demonstrates that slaveryhas changed from the manual labour of the Jewsin Egypt to being enslaved by oppression, totali-tarianism and terrorism.

EGG TIMERDipping the Karpas into salty water symbolisesthe salty tears shed by the Jewish slaves, an ex-

pression of sadness and the release fring back-breaking work. The idea owork, under a burning sun with no hodom is one that resonates on a level We are a community that values workelse, our jobs are not only our identitour status. Working generates the meand the more of it we do, the more ochoices become available. There iwrong with ambition or securing the bewithin our means, but our commitmecomes at a cost. As slaves to the job wprecious time for money. We are alkeep a foothold in the falling sand timer. Racing to achieve and do as mcan we are all failing to see what we ar

THE SHANK BONESome say that the shank bone is a litsentation of the hand of God, which ePharaoh to let the Jewish people go. reminder of the Pesach sacrifice, an othanks presented in the temple beforestroyed. Our world now and the worlnot to dissimilar. We are still imprisonreliance on material possessions andand as minorities in society we are scuted and hated, be it for our religion uality, our gender, our appearance choices. On this modern plate, the shathe only item that remains relevant. It of our humanity on a plate that works areflecting the sacrifices we make anments of life that continue to enslave

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Another year, anotherSeder. Your matzah-crummy Haggadah

is staring up at you, thewine has been poured, thekarpas has been dippedand now it’s time to startcounting the pages untildinner.

Despite your host’s bestefforts to transport youback to a time of Egyptianservitude, it’s not easy to becaptivated by a book full of archaic translations and

pictures of bearded menleaning to the left.

However, there isanother option and it’sbrought to you byHaggadot.com – a websitethat invites anyone, from any background tocustomise and publish their own Haggadah -and it’s all for free.

Founder Eileen Levinson, an LA-basedgraphic designer, dreamt up the concept in2008, when she was set an assignment toimagine a publication of the future, as part of her masters degree in Fine Arts. The sitequickly gained momentum and today boastsaround 100,000 visitors a year, equating tonearly half a million brand new Haggadotaround the Seder table.

“Our website encourages people to go backto the essence of a Jewish holiday and thinkabout how to make it more meaningful,”explains Eileen, whose interest in Judaism wasre-ignited when she toured Israel on theBirthright programme for young adults. “Iwanted to use design as a way to re-engagewith ritual, which meant re-tweaking theHaggadah. We include the traditional text,because we’re not trying to get rid of tradition,we’re just adding to it. Obviously the directiveis to tell the Passover story as though wepersonally came out of Egypt, so it’s about re-translating the story and thinking of differentways we, as a community, can learn from it.”

Eileen’s goal was to form a collaborativeproject, that reflected the diverse Jewishcommunity. She invited a host of Jewishorganisations, authors and artists to provide areadings, poems and artwork, which can all bedownloaded from the site’s ‘clip’ library. Scoresof online visitors have added to the archive withpersonal contributions.

“There are three ways people use the site,”continues Eileen. “They can custom make theirown Haggadah, by mixing and matching items.Say you want something about karpas, you canlook for an image or explanation. Or they candownload one of our ready-made haggadot.Alternatively, a lot of people aren’t going tostart the revolution in their family and maketheir own haggadah, but will print a fewdifferent clips to add to their seder.”

A quick search through the online libraryreveals a family Haggadah, full of illustrationsand activities, a women’s version that includesthe tale of four daughters instead of sons andan LGBT book (see breakout) focused onacceptance.There’s a Haggadah created‘through a disability lense’ and even a ‘GreatestHits’ edition featuring the most popular pieces.

“People are taking the theme of freedomand really interpreting it in different ways,”enthuses Eileen, who relies on grants andcustomers’ donations to keep the site up todate.

“Last year I saw a lot of American collegestudents making ‘Black Lives Matter’

Haggadot,” she recalls. “It’s about allowingpeople to respond with their own personalthoughts on these contemporary issues. Wehave a lot of new content about human rights,raising awareness that there are still around 20-30 million slaves in the world. That’s a reallypowerful way of taking the Passover story andmaking it relevant.”

Always on the hunt for new content, Eileenis delighted that in the last year, Haggadot.comhas caught on in the UK, “I would love for thegreat speakers from Limmud conference orLondon’s JW3 to contribute. There’s just somuch possibility there.”

• Visit www.haggadot.com for more information. Or check out its sister site www custom ndcr ft org for acustomised Shabbat, High holy days and more…

The GLBT seder plate includes some special symbolic items including:

• An Orange which carries the seeds of rebirth and represents the diversity of theJewish community as we increase inclusion.

• A Coconut for the LGBT still inthe closet and their strugglein coming out

• Sour Vegetables for theflavour of hatred and bigotry

• Fruit Salad for our collectivepotential and recognition

• Flowers, Sticks and Stones forthe path all of us as LGBTand Allies are on, as we movethrough life and play our rolein the development of ourculture and commemorationof our history.

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ABC Passover Hunt by Tilda BalsleyFor ages three to eight, this book offers a fun, rhyming and interactive search for Passover food,traditions and symbols. ‘Chametz: Not a crumb is left about. What are the foods that we clean out?’,‘Land of Israel: At last the Jews had found their home, how many long years did they roam?’(Kar-Ben Publishing, priced £5.99 and available from bookshops and from Janet Elf as above)

A Place for Elijah by Kelly Easton RubenThis book, for ages around five to nine, explores how helping others at times of need l

good things. As Sarah’s family prepares for Pesach, Sarah makes sure to save a chair at thfor Elijah. But when the electricity goes out in the buildings across the street and the neistart coming to Sarah’s home and join in the Seder, Sarah is concerned about where ElijaHow can she make sure to save a place for Elijah?(Kar-Ben Publishing, rrp £5.99 and available from bookshops or from Janet Elf of the Jewish Book Sewww.jewishbookservice.co.uk / 07925 792129)

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juice, makes a mess of the matzah,and takes off with the afikoman! Thisstory, for ages three to six, toucheson the highlights of the Passover Seder with warmth and humour. Anauthor note explores how Pesachsongs can help us imagine how our ancestors felt when they became freeand discussion prompts help children relate the ideas to their own lives.(Apples & Honey Press, rrp £8.99, from bookshops or from Janet Elf)

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THE PHRASE ‘A DOG’S LIFE’ used to beabout miserable subservience, but notanymore – and certainly not for us Jewish

dogs.Treated like mensches rather than mutts, Jewish

dogs get rewarded for doing very little, groomedafter every muddy walk and fed chicken soup (twobowls) on Friday nights. The ‘verticals’ otherwise

known as my owners don’t even mind me findingthe matzah ahead of the hunt at Pesach, so it’s fair to say ‘a dog’s life’ is a pretty good one if you’reJewish. Except when it comes to travel.

For some reason the ‘verticals’ have alwaysdropped me at grandma’s house when they goaway. Granted I’m treated like royalty there andeven get to sleep on the bed, but would it be soterrible if they took me along? After all they’re notthe only ones who get bored with Mill Hill Park.

Then last month everything changed. Insteadof leaving me at Grandma’s with my Boneos, theytook me with them. Ordinarily I travel everywherelying down and see very little of the scenery, soimagine how my tail wagged when I found myself on a train at Elstree and Borehamwood Stationbound for... somewhere called Brighton. Evi-dently the seaside town has an open door policyfor pups and there are even hotels where hounds

are welcome as guests. Gratis no less!Turns out we were staying at The Orienta l whichthe ‘Verticals’ described as a “charming bijou bou-tique hotel” while I was just glad not be tied to arailing outside. That would never happen at TheOriental as the owner Lola O’Keefe has alloweddogs to stay at her 4* Regency guesthouse for many years and they are even allowed to bringtheir owners. For obvious reasons only rooms withwooden floors are available to four-legged guests,but our suite at the top of the hotel was spacious,stylishly furnished and had a sunken bath. Not thatI tried it – I’m more of a garden hose kind of dog.

The Oriental staff were so friendly I even got tohave breakfast in the reception room sitt ing on thered velvet banquette. It was all very French.

Once outside of the hotel I was thrilled to dis-cover that us dogs are not a problem for Brighto-nians and Lola gave us a list of cafes, restaurantsand pubs that wanted my custom. First up wasThe New Club on King’s Road after a bracing walkalong the front. Once seated beside a table, Ibarely had time to whine before woof... a bowl of water arrived, followed promptly by sausages.Now that is what you call service and the ‘verticals’seemed more than happy with their poached eggsand asparagus. Roaming The Lanes in Brighton

was a real ego-boost as everyone wanted to strokeme, though dogs who like a gander on the pier willbe disappointed to learn that it’s forbidden. Some-thing to do with paws slipping through the slats,but frankly with so many eateries to try I wasn’tbothered. Breakfast at Fat Boy Slim’s Big Beach-Cafe in Hove is a must as dogs get complimentary

sausages and judging from the furry groupassembled at the door it’s the place for Shep tobe seen on a Sunday. In Kempton I got to nosearound the garden of The Old Bank restaurant(grills, fish,chicken and salads) and once again thewelcome was warm, the service sublime and thewalk back to The Oriental essential. I was startingto feel as if I owned the town such was the level of canine acceptance and when I saw the free gravybone dispenser outside the trendy fish and chiprestaurant – Fish & Liquor – on the seafront, I knewBrighton was for me. What a lunch we had thereand though I was rather hoping to move on to TheGinger Dog on College Place, my mini-break wasover. Hopefully it won’t be long before the nextone as a dog at the Big Cafe told me about a hotelin the Lake District I should try. I just hope grandmawon’t be offended.

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enough reason to go to Windsor. The model ispart of an ambitious new scene comprised of 651,086 individual Lego bricks which took a teamof 15 model makers three months to build.LEGO’s Star Wars Miniland Model Display recre-ates seven iconic scenes from the films includingthe Millennium Falcon rising over the desertplanet Tatooine (with the Cantina band playing),to Imperial AT-ATs on the icy planetHoth and Ewoks in their forest homeof Endor. Special Star Wars event dayswill run on May Bank Holiday Weekendand you can stay in a themed familyroom at the Lego hotel from £404.

The hotel price includes breakfastand park tickets for two days includingearly bird access to selected rides.legoland.co.uk/hotel/shortbreak

SEPHARDIC SPAINGranada, in the southern province of Andalusia isrenowned for the Moorish influence in its architec-ture and heritage, but the Jewish heritage of thecity makes Granada an important destination aspart of the Sephardic Spain trail with the RealejoJewish Quarters and the Jewish Museum of Spain.It is an ideal destination for all the family especiallyfood lovers who will can enjoy the delights of thenumerous tapas bars in the city and Spain-Holi-day.com – a leading rental specialist has somewonderful properties available for spring. Among

them is a rustic Moorish style 5 bedroom private pool for £1,957 for seven nights in the heart of the UNESCO World Hneighbourhood of Granada with viewsAlhambra. There is also a golfing two-bapartment which sleeps up to six on the GGolf course available for May half-term w£220. There are also places available in Cand Seville. Spain-Holiday.com

PARENT PARADISEWith average temperatures of 22 degrees e

in May, Tenerife is the place for certain sunsoffering seven nights at the Roca Nivaria Graa five-star property in Playa Paraiso on the S

coast of CostaIdeal for young

there is a ‘mini kids aged just 10to 12 years old, datainment for the yguests, an infin

with Balinese chill-out beds; open air Jacurestaurants and bars; plus two tennis courtan archery range and a beach volleybaDeparting 28 May for a total of £3,999 forof four in a Junior Suite on a half-board bincluding return flights from London GatwiUK departure airports available).classic-collection.co.uk (0800 294 9318)

JE NE SAIS QUOISIn March 2016 one of the Languedoc’s most wine estates, Château St Pierre de Serjac

PASSOVER SUPPLEMENT

It may not be biblical but May, June and July are all about th

movement of people to all sorts of places. Where are you going

The beautiful city of Granada has medieval architecture that dates back to its Moorish rulers

Newly-renovated family-friendly Château St Pierre de Serjac in the stunning surroundings of Lan

Fish Dishes QTY

Carp, Stuff ed £5.00 each

Chopped Herring £18.33 kilo

Fish Balls, Fried £18.33 kilo

Fish Gefilta Boiled × 3.30 each

Poached Salmon £25.20 kiloHaddock Fill ets £21.89 kilo

Haddock Goujon £24.09 kilo

Pl ai ce Fi ll ets £25.46 ki lo

Salmon Cutlets £18.32 ki lo

Total

Soups QTY

Chi cke n Soup £2.50 each

Kneidlach x 4 £1.99

Le ek & P otato £2. 25 e ach

Mushroom £2.25 each

Tomato £2.25 each

Fre nch Oni on £2.25 each

Vegetable £2.25 each

Buernut Squash £2.25 each

Borsht £2.25 each

Total

Meat Dishes QTY

Roast Beef £24.99 kiloSalt Beef £36.49 kil o

Roast Turke y £24.99 k il o

Chicken Drumscks £13.20 kilo

Chicken Goujon £22.49 kilo

BBQ Chicken Quarte £3.75 each

Chicken Schnitzel £18.29 kilo

Chopped L iver £17.59 kilo

Chulent Lg(No Bean £7.95 each

Goulash £16.99 kilo

Meat Loaf £16.49 kilo

Meat Balls £16.49 kilo

Shepherds Pie Small£3.85 each

Shepherds Pie Large£19.99 each

Total

QTY

£9.72 kilo

£9.72 kilo

£9.10each

£4.39 each

£9.10 each

£4.39 each

£9.72 kilo

£1.25 each

£1 .25 each

£9.72 kilo

£9.72 kilo

£9.72 kilo

Total

QTY

£10.19 kilo

£10.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£10.19 kilo

£10.19 kilo

£10.19 kilo

£10.19 kilo£10.19 kilo

£10.19 kilo

£10.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

£12.19 kilo

Total

Sedar Plates £13.99

Red Cabbage Sweet & Sour

Courgee in Tomato

Kugal Courgee Large

Kugal Courgee Small

Kugal Potato Large 9X9

Kugal Potato Small

Gravy

Potato Latkes

Veg Cutlets

Potatoes, Roast

Coleslaw Salad

Cucumber Salad

Egg & Onion SaladIsraeli Salad

Tzimmes

Vegetables, Roast

Beetroot Salad

Connental Coleslaw

Tuna Salad

Maroccan Carrot Salad

Beetroot & Carrot

Fried Aubergine Salad

Epicurean Salads

Side Dishes

Chinese Aubergine

Celeriac Salad

Grilled Pepper Salad

Chili-Carrot Salad

Carrot Salad w/ Orange

Potato Salad

Harroset

Grilled Aubergine & Dip

Matbucha

Babaghanoush

Mushroom Salad

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following an extensive two year, €25m renova-tion. The estate, which was first restored in1886 occupies a 200 acre site overlookingvines, olive groves and woodland. The châteauis an intimate hotel with eight luxurious roomsand beyond are 36 stylish and fully equippedself-catering properties spread around the fa-cilities which include a huge heated infinitypool, Cinq Mondes spa, clay tennis court, kidsclub, BBQ area and boulodrome. A Kids Club(four to12 years) is open throughout the holi-day periods and babysitting can be organisedthrough a screened panel of local babysitters.The restaurant (huge Venetian chandeliers andchic leather chairs) has the feel of a bygoneParis salon, although guests are more likely tobe outside on the terrace as the Languedoc isreputed to get 300 days of sunshine a year. A

three-bedroom house with terrace and gardenis 439 Euros per night in May /June. Visitserjac.com to make a reservation or [email protected] or call 03456866505 (UK local rates) or +33 (0) 4 67 93 12 34

CARRY ON CAMPING

It may be a trip you have never considered-but Venue Holidays has a selection of Spring

Bank Holiday deals in France with locationsby the beach,the riverbank or in the forest.For families who love the beach, the com-pany recommends Camping l’Atlantique atFouesnant in South West Brittany, a family-run campsite, just 450 yards from a sandybeach. Facilities include an aqua park – withindoor and outdoor pools, chutes and slides– along with tennis, cycle hire and a wellnesscentre. Seven nights from 28 May in a three-bedroom mobile home with decking is nowpriced at £265, saving £106.

The above prices are for two adults and upto four children. Ferry crossings can bearranged by Venue Holidays on request andcost from £120 for a return P&O Dover/Calaissaver fare for car and passengers.venueholidays.co.uk (01233 629950)

KIDS CAN COME TOO

You may have pictured yourself in theMaldives without the children, but May half-term is a great time to take all of you on anIndian Ocean holiday. There is a range ofaccommodation options for families seek-ing a luxury experience with a touch of funand adventure. At the Per Aquum, Niyamathere is snorkelling and dolphin spotting,floating aqua parks, cookery classes, Tai Chi,pilates and yoga on over-water pavilions tokeep everyone entertained. TurquoiseHolidays is offering a seven night half boardpackage at Per Aquum from £5,799 per fam-ily that even includes a pampering experi-ence for children at the the Spa LIME wherethey will indulge in a ‘Daphne the DolphinMassage’ or a ‘Captain Red Claw Manicure’.The price is based on two adults andtwo children (aged below 12) travelling

during May 2016 half term. turquoise holidays.co.uk or 01494 678 400

MEET N CRETE

You may have visited the Elounda B eachproperty in Crete many years ago, but by

all accounts it is even more lovely now.A reason to book is that there is a £1,250saving per family during May half-termwith Carrier, which is offering a 15% earlybooking reduction from £4,960 per familyof four, based on two adults and two chil-dren sharing a family suite sea view withoutdoor jacuzzi for seven days. Thisincludes a complimentary upgrade to half board, one complimentary à la carte din-ner per person (excluding drinks), compli-mentary kids' club, children's lunch on firstday and daily ice cream happy hour at thekids’ club. Also includes a VIP check-inand check-out, return flights from LondonGatwick, and return private transfers. Theoffer is valid for travel 28 May to 5 June2016. carrier.co.uk or 0161 492 1357

BETTER IN BRAZIL

With the Olympics pending and morehealth warnings about the Zika mosquitovirus than it needed ahead of such a hugeevent, Brazil is doing its best to keep goingand get read for the world to arrive. Fortourists, it remains a largely safe destinationand to visit Rio this year is a must. Goingthere in May or June, ahead of the hordesand athletes, is an experience is the bestway to do it and Bespoke Brazil can cus-tomise a trip with stays at the impressiveBelmond Copacabana Palace Hotel, SantaTeresa Hotel and Miramar Windsor, whichwill suit all budgets. It will also equip youwith a guide like Marcelo Fontes to keepyou safe. Don’t miss the chance to sip caipir-inhas on Ipanema. bespokebrazil.com or call 01603 340680/07786 325215

The Per Aquum, Niyama in the Maldives where children get their own spa treatments

MAY IS A GREAT TIME TO GO TO ISRAEL WITH THE CHILDREN, although they would

love it even more during Shavuot in June when cheesecake is on the menu and

impromptu water-gun and balloon wars take place in the streets. David Segel at

West End Travel is the sort of Israel exper t you want as your travel companion in

the Holy Land. For this spring period, West End Travel has a wide range of highly

competitive El Al air fares – the cheapest of which is El Al from Luton at £293.With excellent rates at Israel’s best hotels, West End Travel will reserve you a

room and if you fancy a water hike along Israel’s rivers, another Shavout pastime.

West End Travel on 020 7644 1500 or visit westendtravel.co.uk.

Holiday Designers also has the perfect spring trip with

their Past to the Future – Highlights of the Jewish State

Guided Tour, which is available as nine, 10, 12 and 14

nights itineraries and includes visits to Safed,Galilee Win-

ery, Hula valley, Atlit, Rosh Pina, Mahane Yehuda

Market, the Weizmann Institute, Zichron Yaacov,

Daliat El-Carmel, Caesarea and a Tel Aviv walking tour.

The fully guided tour package start from £1,435 per

person (based on two sharing) including flights, 20kg

baggage allowance, nine nights accommodation on bed

and breakfast basis, transfers from/to the airport, all sight-

seeing and entrance fees in accordance with the itinerary in a modern air

conditioned vehicle and services of an English speaking licensed guide.

What are you waiting for? (holiday-designers.com/020 3384 0023)

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