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PESACH HOW TO GROW AND PREPARE MORROR STRAIGHT FROM YOUR GARDEN

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’m a bit old fashioned and still like to grate our morror for the Seder by hand as was traditionally done in our home. Regardless of whether you do it by hand or by machine, there are other ways you can explore the use of horseradish throughout the year. Here are some tips that will stretch your morror experience.

GROWING HORSERADISH

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CHOOSING A SITE Horseradish thrives in full sun but tolerates light shade. As for soil, horseradish can take almost anything but consistently waterlogged conditions. Site your horseradish in an out-of-the way spot because you won't want to move this perennial once it is planted.

PLANTING Grow horseradish root cuttings left from your Pesach morror.

Cut off the top third to half of the root to use in the kitchen, saving the bottom part to plant.

Loosen the soil to 12 inches deep and add a shovelful of compost. Plant the root cutting at a 45-degree angle, with the top of the cutting 2 inches below the soil line. One plant is usually plenty for a family. If you love horseradish so much that you need more than one plant, space them 30 inches apart.

GROWING Horseradish needs little or no attention in order to thrive. To keep the plant from looking ratty, water it once a week during dry spells and use a couple of inches of mulch around the plant to help conserve moisture.

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PROBLEM SOLVING The most common issue gardeners face with horseradish is not how to grow it but how to keep it from growing where they don't want it. To control its spread, remove the entire root, including its branches, when harvesting. Then replant only the number of roots you desire as plants for the following season. Whatever you do, don't till up ground containing horseradish root or place roots in your compost pile, because you risk spreading the plant all over the garden.

HARVESTING You can enjoy your first horseradish harvest one year after planting. Carefully dig away the soil from around the main root, taking care to free up the side roots and remove them at the same time.

Scrub the main root under running water and dry well. If enclosed in a perforated plastic bag, horseradish root will keep in the vegetable bin of your refrigerator for three months or even longer.

NEWBIE HINT: For smoother, straighter, fatter roots, remove the suckers — leaf-bearing sprouts that form above ground. When the plants are about 8 inches tall, use a sharp knife to cut off the suckers, leaving only three or four at the centre of the crown.

USING LEFTOVER MORROR PREPARING HORSERADISH Freshly grated horseradish emits fumes that can make your nose run and irritate your eyes, so prepare it in a well-ventilated area or even outside if your eyes are extremely sensitive. First, peel a 3- to 4-inch section of root as you would a carrot. Cut it into half-inch chunks and drop them in a blender or food processor.

WHITE CHREIN Customize the heat of your horseradish sauce by adding vinegar. For mild horseradish, add the vinegar immediately, either right after grinding is complete or during it. If you like stronger flavor, wait three minutes to add the vinegar. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon salt for each cup of grated horseradish.

BEETROOT CHREIN Add some chunks of cooked beetroot and two tablespoons sugar to the mix and hey – there you have it.

In either case, pulse the machine to blend in the final ingredients. until you get the consistency you want. Store your fresh horseradish in a clean jar in the refrigerator, where it will keep for four to six weeks.

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THIS TOO SHALL PASS.

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ow many times have we been confronted with difficult situations that we thought we would never overcome.

Like waiting in suspense for a shidduch reply.

Like studying for exams. Like wondering where the money for a payment will come from. Like going through childbirth.

Just as we look back at those times now and realise that yes, they have passed, likewise we’ll all look back at the year of the Coronavirus and recall – “that is the year that was”.

So let’s look after ourselves and each other in the meantime as we lead up to Pesach, and concentrate on the tasks ahead of us.

Why not have a laugh during these tough times as we join David Kilimnick (page 8) on his hilarious workout regime after Pesach.

I’m sure everyone will recognise themselves or someone close to them in each of the scenarios he presents.

Although it was not that long ago that the bushfires created such havoc in our country, the disaster is all but forgotten in light of our current predicament. Nevertheless, we are raising the subject again in an article

by Chabad of RARA – Rural & Regional Australia (page 15) who came to the rescue of the Jews of the Bush in those dreadful times.

As we sit down at the Seder and recall the plagues of Mitzrayim, let’s daven for the current “plague” to pass swiftly and easily.

WISHING ALL OUR READERS AND ADVERTISERS A KOSHER’N PESACH IN SAFETY AND GOOD HEALTH from Leah and the team at Yiddishe Gesheften.

COVER PAGE: Brave child grating horseradish for morror, armed with goggles

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JEWISH WORKOUTS

by David Kilimnick PASSOVER IS BEHIND US, SO LET’S GET IN SHAPE!

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assover is over and it’s time to start getting in shape for the summer. But for Jews, diets are not the way to go. We eat too much. Workouts are more our speed.

Fortunately, I have studied Jews intensely so I can present you with the ways our people keep fit.

GENERAL EXERCISE THE SHVITZ This is the Jewish people’s go to work out. Many people call it a sauna or steam room but not Jews. We are sweating in there, or shvitzing, and if there’s shvitz, that’s exercise. We skip the pointless parts of the workout, like running, and go right to the room with the steam.

If you want to add difficulty to the movement, you allow the gabbai to choose a child who has no idea how to roll the Torah back in and cover it. Extra points if the child’s arms can’t reach the top of the Torah staves and has no motor skills. This forces you to sit there, balancing the Torah with your forearms for an extra few minutes. Great full body workout, with one goal of the Torah not falling.

KIDDUSH WRESTLING This usually happens at what is known as a “Hot Kiddush”. The post service snack allows for an excellent physical altercation with Fran, by the cholent. Fran might be small, but her low center of gravity makes it hard to move her from the table. The workout from wrestling for a decent piece of kishka, potato kugel and sponge cake is a whole body workout.

BENDING A hi-pitch noise comes out of my mouth every time I bend. No idea what it is. It must be exercise.

WHEELCHAIR PUSHING Combine a workout with the mitzvah of visiting the sick and push an elderly or infirm person in a wheelchair and get some exercise. Or maybe your elderly parents are in a nursing home and you should think about visiting them every once in a while.

WALKING Walk to shul. How about that?! Yes. I said it. Don’t be a heretic. Walk to shul and get the heart pumping.

SHABBAT SHOPPING This is a weekly workout, done on Fridays. What you do is go to the supermarket and shop for eighteen ravenous people who haven’t eaten in hours. You then drive home and carry forty grocery bags to the kitchen, where you also cook with no help from anybody else in the family.

SHUL & HOLIDAY WORKOUTS HAGBA TORAH LIFTS Powerlifting at its best. This is a squat with an extra shoulder press, involving the biceps as well. What you do is take the two Torah poles and lift the Torah.

The more Hebrew columns you open causes for more strain on Jewish muscle, and is a good way to showoff your strength to all the devout people in shul.

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GETTING UP FROM SHABBAT DINNER That is a squat right there. I can’t care less what anybody says. I am going to sit back down to eat more, to get more energy for getting back up.

CANDY ATTACKING At Bar Mitzvahs when the candies get thrown at the boy, this can be a physical competition. Like any sport, you want to have proper equipment and gear. As you are going to have to dive on the floor and tackle some children to get the good candies, you may want some knee pads to place on your suit pants.

THE CARLEBACH This is a full-on group dancersize workout. The prayer songs get going and you do a side to side jump, then

you mix it up with a circle dance around the shul to the lyrics “Nay Nay Nay.”

ISRAELI WORKOUTS BUS RUNNING This is Israel’s number one workout. The bus stops a block away from the stop. You run after the bus while screaming “Nahag”(driver). The sprint is extreme high intensity. Add that in with smacking the back of the bus and that’s a day’s work out right there.

FALAFEL STAND PURCHASING Similar to Kiddush wrestling.

You must hold your spot so that you can get served before all the people who come after you. You may want to work on elbow strength so that you can hit the people who can care less that you got there before them.

The technique here is similar to “boxing out” in basketball when trying to prevent your opponent from getting a rebound.

This technique will help you get a pita when it’s your turn.

HIIT – HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING We do this when we bend down to get on the floor during Yom Kippur. We only do it once a year.

Muslims do it every day; which is why Muslims are usually in better shape than Jews.

SPINNING Anything stationary is perfect. As long as the bike is not moving, I am OK with riding them.

"This workout is known as the Rivka Chaya. This is where you chase your kids around shul for twentyfive minutes on Saturday morning..."

GOING TO THE BEACH Swimming or running in the water is not necessary. The Jewish beach workout consists of sun. You sit in the sun. That is tiring enough.

WATCH THE NEWS My father does this workout, as his doctor told him he has to work at getting his heartrate up in controlled sessions.

The more pro-Israel you are, the better the workout. As a trainer, I suggest you do this to CNN, BBC or the Daily Show.

WAYS JEWS DO POPULAR WORKOUTS There are so many different kinds of gyms nowadays, all based on different exercises. Jews have adapted these to their environments as well.

CROSSFIT Many Crossfit workouts, like hurricanes, are named after people. This workout is known as the Rivka Chaya. This is where you chase your kids around shul for twenty-five minutes on Saturday morning, and then stand in the back and pray for three minutes. If you want to disturb everybody’s prayers, you can also add in the yelling at kids in shul.

AEROBICS This is known as Simcha Jewish Party Dancing. To do this well, you will want to master the grapevine. The Jewish shin-high kick and knee lifts are also part of this aerobic movement; generally done in lines or circles, in between the pasta, schnitzel, cola and soufflé.

GO TO THE GYM OVERLY DRESSED Some Jewish people like dressing formally all the time. You might think this would be a disadvantage at the gym, but I say the opposite. Wearing more clothes helps you lose weight. You sweat much more sitting in long sleeves and layers. Most people in the gym are not losing weight, because they’re wearing shorts.

You show up in sweatpants and a denim skirt, you are losing weight and looking good. Add on makeup.

Do you know how much sweat makeup adds to a workout?!

Remember we Jews are a communal people so make sure to stay in shape with your entire community.

Whether it’s during Kiddush, davening, or running out of the sanctuary before the Rabbi’s sermon begins, remember to keep fit and go to shul!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR David Kilimnick is a Jewish comedian, originally from America, now living in Israel. This story first appeared in Aish.com where his “Jewlarious” articles appear regularly.

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HEALTH Have fun with the following puzzles, kids.

See answers below

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1. RIDDLE 1.How do you spell COW in thirteen letters?

2. You have three stoves: a gas stove, a wood stove, and a coal stove, but only one match.

Which should you light first?

3. What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?

2. SUDOKU

CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS PICTURE IS OF?

ANSWERS Taking a break from Pesach cleaning

CAN YOU GUESS SUDOKU

1. See O Double You 2. The match!

3. The word is starting! starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I. Cool,huh?

RIDDLE

*All work on this column reproduced with permission from Riddle.com and Crazydad.com

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he number of people using mobile devices has increased year on year and continues to grow. While this is great news for staying connected to everyone and everything, looking down at mobile phones, tablets and laptops too often and for long periods can have a negative impact on our neck and spine.

There is no need to shun technology all together. Here are some helpful tips to help keep your spine happy when using your mobile device: TAKE A BREAK from your phone. It is easy to forget so set an alarm on your phone as a reminder.

RAISE YOUR PHONE so that it’s closer to eye level. This way you won’t have to tilt your head forward and strain your neck.

STRETCH your neck from time to time. If you’re not sure which stretches can help improve your spinal health, the 3-minute stretching program on the Straighten Up app is designed to do just that.

WORK ON YOUR POSTURE. It is important to work on a maintaining a good posture. Being mindful about this will contribute greatly to your spinal health. The Straighten Up app has an in-built reminder function to help you manage your posture.

STAY FIT AND ACTIVE – a strong back and neck are better equipped to handle stress. Incorporate exercise into your daily routine to strengthen back and core muscles.

Prevention is definitely better than cure so be mindful about the effects of ‘text neck’. These simple steps to improve your spinal health may enhance overall wellbeing and quality of life as well.

Your local ACA chiropractor can provide you with advice and assistance on maintaining your spinal health and overall wellbeing. To find your local ACA chiropractor visit findachiro.org.au Reprinted with permission from the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia

COMMUNITY OUR BRETHREN IN THE BUSH

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he Bushfire season this year in Australia was one of the worst seen in recent history. With over 18 million hectares burnt, 5,900 buildings ravaged, combined damages of over $4.5 billion and 34 deaths, it was one of the deadliest ever.

CHABAD OF RARA – Rural & Regional Australia, now in its 20th year of reaching out to Jews in the outback, saw this season as an opportunity to help, give support and reach out.

More than 250 Jewish families were affected by the fires, be it losses of entire properties, to not having basic sanitary supplies and clean water. Every family known to be in a bushfire zone was called by volunteers, inquiring in their wellbeing and finding out what assistance would suit them best.

A fundraiser was spearheaded by Chabad of RARA, amassing over $55,000 in just two weeks. Funds were collected in partnership with the Chai Charitable Foundation, a local organization that facilitates emergency fund relief.

The monies were distributed to families hardest hit, helping them get under a new roof, and assisting individuals who lost their livelihood in the fires.

In addition to the funds raised, various food and supply drives were coordinated, with the help of Aliya youth group and Melbourne Chaverim Volunteer group. Shelters in the Bairnsdale VIC area received care packages, and a truckload of supplies were driven to Batemans Bay NSW, where many people on the Chabad of RARA database were impacted.

In many areas, basic medicine supplies had run out, and with the help of Chabad of RARA, families received urgent medication. Assistance in

obtaining basic appliances such as fridges and freezers was also given.

A way was found to help every individual, family and business that turned to Chabad of RARA for assistance, be they Jewish or not. Not a single dollar was expended on overhead, with every last cent donated going directly to bushfire impacted families.

The response from victims was incredible, with many heartfelt messages of thanks and appreciation arriving in the post and via email.

Malacoota in Victoria, Jindabyne, Batemans Bay, Murrah, and Coffs Harbour in NSW were just some of the places serviced by the relief efforts.

Various Shuls, Chabad Houses, and even a school in England organized for funds to be donated via the Chabad of RARA fundraiser. The school also wrote well-wishing cards, which were distributed in the Malacoota area.

A family near the Snowy Mountains, NSW that ran a retail business selling Lego products was given just hours’ notice to evacuate, and literally threw their entire business onto the back of a truck and fled. Their lives were spared, but their business was in disarray. After receiving relief funds, the business owners told Chabad of RARA that without the boost, their business operations would have shut for good.

As Rachel in Malacoota wrote, “Thank you so much for your call, Yossi. I am deeply touched by this connection from you and Chabad. I had a little good “feeling so cared for” cry after we spoke. You have really helped us get back on our feet after such a devastating time”.

To learn more about Chabad of RARA’s activities, call Menachem on 0413 365 770 or visit ChabadofRARA.org

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PESACH BISCOTTI INGREDIENTS • • • • • • • •

1 1/2 cups (210 g) potato starch 1 teaspoon baking powder pinch salt 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar 3/4 cup (84 g) raw almonds 2 large eggs beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon almond extract

DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat your oven to 350°F/180°C. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.

2. In a large bowl, blend the potato starch, baking powder, salt and sugar, and combine well. Add the almonds and combine.

3. Add the eggs, vanilla extract and almond extract, and mix to combine well. The dough will be thick and sticky. Knead the dough with wet hands until smooth.

4. Shape the dough with wet hands into a loaf that is approximately 20cm long x 7 cm wide x 3 cm thick. Place in the centre of the preheated oven and bake until lightly golden brown and firm to the touch, about 20 minutes.

5. Remove from the oven and allow the loaf to cool for at least 10 minutes, or until only slightly warm to the touch. Lower the oven temperature to 300°F/150°C. 6. Slice the loaf at an angle into 10 to 12 pieces, each about 6mm thick. Place the pieces back on the baking sheet, flat and spaced about 2 cm apart.

Return the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Turn each of the cookies over on the baking sheet, return to the oven and finish baking until the underside of the cookies is toasted lightly golden brown - about another 10 minutes .

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DOR L'DOR READING SUPPLEMENT BAKING MITZVAH MATZAH

By Pauline Schwarcz

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Y FATHER Z”L WAS BORN IN KOSICE, Slovakia. Before the Holocaust the small city had a vibrant and diverse Jewish population including a strong Orthodox community to which my father’s family belonged. Several years ago, when I was doing research for a book about my grandfather z”l, I interviewed my father over a number of weeks to glean information about religious and family life during his childhood. The following excerpt from the resultant book, A Place to Learn, depicts the celebration of baking the special mitzvah matzah on the day before Pesach.

WHILE MOTHER AND DAUGHTERS were busily preparing the repast for the Pesach seder, father and sons eagerly participated in a yearly family ritual. Grandfather’s sister and brother-in-law set aside an area in the basement of their large home dedicated to the baking of mitzvah (commandment) shmurah matzah (guarded matzah).

Shmurah matzah is made from wheat that is closely supervised to avoid any contact with liquid which could cause it to become chametz, from the time it is picked and taken to the mill. Apart from all the men and boys of the extended family clan, other Orthodox men including dayanim (judges from the Rabbinical Court) and the greatest talmidei chachamim (Torah scholars) from the community came to assist. The strictly supervised flour was already in the basement by the time all the men and boys arrived.

All the participants seemed to know their designated tasks because the matzah was baked with speed and efficiency; according to Jewish law the matzah dough must be baked within 18 minutes before it has a chance to become chametz. It was hard work in the hot basement and Yisroel, my grandfather’s nephew, often had beads of perspiration running down his face from his

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efforts. The young boys were given special implements with spikes that created the distinctive holes in the matzahs before they were baked. The older talmidim (students), some of whom had performed in the Purim spiel a month earlier, called out in Yiddish “Matzes in oiven aran” (“Matzahs into the oven”) as they carried a pole with several raw matzahs draped over its length. While working, the men and boys recited Hallel (a prayer of praise and thanksgiving) in a loud voice either in unison or individually.

The close, hot air of the basement was soon infused with the aroma of freshly baked matzah. The atmosphere was one of joy in the fulfilment of a mitzvah that was integral to the celebration of Pesach.

THE MEN AND BOYS RETURNED TO their respective homes carrying a supply of freshly baked mitzvah matzah to be eaten at both seders. It was, and still is, customary not to eat matzah for a month before Pesach, from the day of Purim. By the time the two special blessings are made and the first bite of matzah is eaten at the seder, the novelty of the crunchy morsel creates a distinctive spiritual and physical sensation.

Baking Mitzvah matzos in Melbourne This article is from Dor l’dor, a Jewish Orthodox online magazine based in Melbourne. For more articles and stories head to dorldor.wordpress.com

DOR L'DOR READING SUPPLEMENT FROM PARANOIA TO PERESTROIKA: MEMORIES OF A MUSCOVITE

By Pauline Schwarcz

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aranoia was so pervasive during the brutal Stalin regime over the Soviet Union, that if newspaper was used as a cheap substitute for toilet paper or lining for wallpaper, citizens would tear out any pictures of their leader from the newsprint before use.

The walls had eyes—and ears.

Natasha* barely remembers those times because she was not even six when Stalin died in 1953. When the death of the revered general secretary was announced, her grandfather cursed his name while the rest of the family told him to be quiet; you could think what you liked but saying what you wanted to could lead to trouble.

Natasha was brought up by her maternal grandfather, while her parents went to work and her grandmother shopped and cooked for the family. He was a religious man who taught his young granddaughter about Judaism. Living in a small converted shed behind the family’s apartment, he put on tefillin and prayed every morning with the window shutters closed. He shechted chickens for himself and other secretly observant Jews and, after his wife koshered the chicken, he would cook the meat and other kosher meals separately on a small primus stove in his quarters.

His menorah on Chanukah was fashioned from potatoes that were scooped out for the oil and cotton wool wicks. Whereas Jews of the free world proudly displayed their lit menorahs near windows, his improvised version was hidden behind shutters.

Natasha was born after the war and her parents, older brother and grandparents lived in a small two-room apartment. She shared a room with her parents while her brother shared a room with her grandmother, and her grandfather cooked and slept in the converted shed. The three generations lived together in harmony and didn’t feel cramped.

There was a fireplace for heating and cooking; the brother and father chopped wood for fuel while the grandfather started the fire in the morning and cleaned out the ashes at night.

When Natasha started school, her grandfather took her there in the morning and picked her up in the

afternoon. These were the times of Khrushchev as leader when the Soviet Union gradually started opening to the rest of the world. Natasha was born into communism so she was not as conscious as her parents and grandparents of the restrictions on personal liberty. At school, apart from the basic subjects, they learnt the history of the revolution in the USSR and also some pre-revolutionary history. The students had to memorise the milestones of the Party.

Religious practice was frowned upon by the Soviet regime but Natasha and her mother still managed to go to the large central Archipova Synagogue for Kol Nidrei on Yom Kippur and for the night of Simchat Torah.

For Pesach, Natasha’s grandfather made his own wine from grapes available in September and

closer to the time of the festival he made his own matzah. Natasha’s family seder was a family meal when matzah was eaten and her mother recited ‘Ma Nishtana’, perhaps because she was the youngest family member that knew the words to the ancient questioning song. The grandfather was rigorous about keeping the dietary laws of Pesach and ate mainly eggs and potatoes and hand-grated horseradish for the eight days of the festival.

In the late eighties, during the Gorbachev era, like many other Soviet Jews, Natasha with her mother and young son were given permission to leave her country of birth and immigrate to Australia. It was her personal exodus to freedom. *not her real name This article is excerpted from Dor l’dor, a Jewish Orthodox online magazine based in Melbourne. To read the whole of this story and for more articles and stories like this, head to dorldor.wordpress.com * Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

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