by krc-admin | Dec 11, 2023 | Blog, Culinary Creations by Naomi Nachman
Mrs. Newman’s A”H Blintz Soufflé When I spent my first summer in America, I stayed with a dear friend who made me a delicious meal for Erev Tisha Bav. I had never had a blintz soufflé before and it was a beginning of a love affair of her recipe. I am obsessed with it...
by krc-admin | Nov 30, 2023 | Blog, Jewish History
Franz Kafka, the Czech-born German novelist, and short story writer, is celebrated for his exploration of human isolation and existentialism. Born on July 3, 1883, in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Kafka’s life and literary creations were...
by krc-admin | Oct 23, 2023 | Blog, Jewish History
The Sephardic diaspora, with its roots tracing back to the tumultuous events of 1492, holds a pivotal place in Jewish history. This dispersal of Sephardic Jews from the Iberian Peninsula, encompassing Spain and Portugal, marked a significant turning point that...
by krc-admin | Oct 20, 2023 | Blog, Jewish History
In the annals of Jewish history, a unique and intense struggle took place that pitted two seemingly similar groups against each other—the Hasidim and the Mitnagdim. The fervor of this conflict and the theological differences it exposed have had a profound and lasting...
by krc-admin | Oct 18, 2023 | Blog, Jewish History
The 17th century was a tumultuous period in Eastern Europe, marked by political upheaval, religious tensions, and devastating conflicts. One of the most significant events of this era was the Khmel’nyts’kyi Rebellion, led by Ukrainian leader Bohdan...
by krc-admin | Oct 16, 2023 | Blog, Jewish History
In our exploration of Jewish history, we’ve journeyed through the dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, a new movement known as the Haskalah emerged in Western Europe, profoundly impacting the Jewish world. The...
