Israel

Jerusalem Dani Lindheim, March 12, 2009, Eileen(grandma)
 * What is the name of your home town?**

K'far Saba Eliana Yankelev, March 14 2009 (Yosef, father)

Jerusalem Matthew Lindheim, March 23, 2011 (Eileen, grandma)

Raanana Sarah Robinson, 3/25/11 (Ester Darame, family friend)

Raanana Danielle Darame, 5/1/12 (Ester Darame, mother)

Jerusalem Phoebe Rodbell, 5/6/12 (Hadas, friend)

Jerusalem Abigail Goldstein, 4/28/13 (Hadas Bar Ad, friend)

Tel Aviv Jake Thompson 5/1/13 (Anat Yaron, family friend)

Ramadgan Roni Fellah 5/1/13 (Mazal Fellah, Mother)

The way that it affects our home is that she enjoys eating food from that area. Like hummus and baba ganoush(primarily of eggplant, and various seasonings. Baba ganoush is usually eaten as a dip. She shops for food that are from the middle east. Hope Platt,April 10th, Ann ( Grandma)
 * How does your heritage affect the food that you consume in your home?**

My heritage affects the food because certain foods that are eaten either in Israel or by Israelis we eat too. For example, hammentashen(cookies during Purim) are eaten, hummus which is a good snack, or even matzoball soup on a regular daily basis for dinner. Dani Lindheim, March 10, 2009, Eileen(grandma)

Many of the foods I eat at home have an Israeli/Jewish influence, and we obtain a strict order of kashrut (Jewish food laws/restrictions) in my home. We eat many Middle-Eastern dishes and sides, like chumus (chickpeas), babaganouj (eggplant salad), Mediterranean pickles, and many more. We make most of our meals from scratch using family recipes. Eliana Yankelev, March 14 2009 (Yosef, father)

My heritage does affect the food that my family and I consume because my family eats a lot of Israeli/Jewish food. We have many family dinners where my grandma, who I call Bubbie, makes various dishes that classify as Israeli or Jewish food. For instance, when I go to her house, we tend to always have matzo ball soup, occasionally kugal, and tomato salad. Another time that we eat these types of foods apart from being at her house, are during Jewish celebrations. A few examples are Passover, Rosh Hashana, Purim, and Yom Kippur. Matthew Lindheim, March 23, 2011 (Eileen, grandma)

The heritage affects the food that my family consumes in the home because it is Israeli food and Israeli food is what we’ve been cooking/eating. When I lived in Israel, we cooked Israeli food everyday. Since I have moved to the United States, my daughter and I have continued to cook Israeli food. Sarah Robinson, 3/25/11 (Ester Darame, family friend)

My heritage does affect the food that my family and I consume at home because my family eats a lot of Israeli/Jewish food. We have Shabbat dinners every Friday night where Danielle and I cook Jewish food. For example, we always cook cholent, a hearty stew, kugel, chicken, and potatoes. In Israel I grew up with 6 brothers and sisters. Every holiday we gathered together to cook and eat Jewish/Israeli food. I make sure I bring my family traditions to my home in America. Danielle Darame, 5/1/12 (Ester Darame, mother)

Her heritage has her only eat kosher food and her family also eats a lot of middle eastern food. Phoebe Rodbell,5/6/12 (Hadas, friend)

"My heritage brings a different variety of food to my family. Because of passed down traditions, and my family's customs, we are used to different recipes and types of foods." Abigail Goldstein, 4/28/13 (Hadas Bar Ad, friend)

Recipes from her family are passed down from generation to generation. The recipes that are passed down all are variations of a Mediterranean diet of olive oil, fish, and fresh vegetables. Jake Thompson 5/1/13 (Anat Yaron, family friend)

"I love to cook so at home, I try to cook as much as possible for you guys (My kids.) I was trained to cook by my mother who moved to Israel from Algeria, therefor our recipes are very ethnic. I wrote down all her recipes onto notecards and modified them so you can have the same cultural experience that I had growing up. Our food is very Middle Eastern... it includes mainly rice, different meats and many different sauces like (Tahini and hummus)" Roni Fellah 5/1/13 (Mazal Fellah, Mother)

All the foods that she eats are available in the super market. Hope Platt,April 10th, Ann( Grandma) The supermarket is an easy way to access and buy food. Dani Lindheim, March 10th, 2009, Eileen(grandma)
 * What marketing practices does your family use in order to obtain the supplies needed to prepare food from your native country ?**

These days, it is easy to buy kosher foods and foods of Israeli influences in grocery stores, but there are some specialty shops that carry goods directly from Israel. My family shops at a kosher foods store called R&R on Haverford Rd. Eliana Yankelev, March 14 2009 (Yosef, father)

Everything that we need is primarily available at all local supermarkets in this area. Matthew Lindheim, March 23, 2011 (Eileen, grandma)

In my home, my daughter and I keep kosher. People keep kosher in many different ways. In my home, we do not eat milk and meat in the same meal. Most homes have separate silverware and dishware, but in my house we use all the same. If we are eating meat, we usually use paper plates and throw them away. Outside of the home, my daughter does not keep kosher, but once she steps into the house, we are a kosher home. Sarah Robinson, 3/25/11 (Ester Darame, family friend)

At home, Danielle and I keep kosher. We do not eat milk and meat in the same meal. Most homes have separate silverware and dishes, but in my home we use the same dishes. Outside my home, Danielle and I do not keep kosher, but once we step into the house, we are kosher. Danielle Darame, 5/1/12 (Ester Darame, mother)

Her family buys their groceries from Israeli grocery stores and make sure all the food is all kosher and made in kosher factories. Phoebe Rodbell,5/6/12 (Hadas, friend)

"We try to find everything we need in local stores, but certain things are difficult to get ahold of. For those things, my family buys from special stores in the city or from Israeli stores." Abigail Goldstein, 4/28/13 (Hadas Bar Ad, friend)

"Marketing practices include going to the Farmers Market for fresh fish and vegetables, and ethnic markets which specialize in Mediterranean spices and ingredients".

Jake Thompson 5/1/13 (Anat Yaron, family friend)

"A lot of the foods I cook have spices that are not easy to obtain in a community such as ours. Whenever relatives visit, they bring duffle bags full of spices, rice grains, nuts and other products I won't find here. I also shop at supermarkets that carry Israeli brands (Giant, Shop right.) For meat, I usually buy enough to last us at least two months. Whenever we visit New York, I stop at a Kosher meat store that carries all the things I like and I buy enough to fill up the trunk!" Roni Fellah 5/1/13 (Mazal Fellah, mother)

The upcoming holiday of passover you do a Sedar plate.The Sedar plate is a plate that holds the 6 foods listed below. Each one of the foods shows how the Jews suffered. The Sedar plate has food on it which represents different parts of the holiday and of Jewish history. It has six items on it. They are, Maror( a bitter herb horseradish root or prepared horseradish is generally used), chazeret( is a bitter vegetable celery or lettuce can be used) Charoset( mixture of apples, nuts, wine and spices) , Karpas( vegetable, parsley or a potato is generally used) , Z'roa Beitzah( hard-boiled egg). These items are all symbolic for the hard times that the Jews had to go through. Hope Platt, April 10th, Ann (Grandma)
 * Give an example of a holiday tradition in your home that incorporates food into the celebration.**

Every year, the holiday of Passover rolls around. There are many traditions our family follows including the sedar plate. The sedar plate has 5 different foods that go on the plate. Each food represents a different story about how the Jews suffered. Dani Lindheim, March 10, 2009, Eileen(grandma)
 * 1) Shankbone (Ziroah) - represents the Paschal sacrafice that was required to be brought on the 14th day of Nissan and eaten the night of the 15th when the temple stood.
 * 2) Egg (Betzah) - represents the festival sacrifice that was brought on the festival when the temple stood.
 * 3) Bitter Herbs (Maror) - Romain Lettuce or horsefadish (Chazeres). Represents the bitterness of the egyption slavery
 * 4) Charoses - Mixture of grated apples and nuts, mixed with red wine and cinnamon. The Maror is dipped in the charoses to counter the Maror's sharpness. Represents the morter used in building bricks during the Egyption slavery.
 * 5) Karpas - (celery, parsely or other vegatable) - dipped in saltwater. Used as an appetizer to induce the children to ask questions. Dipping is a sign of freedom, yet dipping in salt water reminds us of the bitterness of the slavery. Contradictions that cause one to ask, "why is this night different than other nights?"

The holiday of Shavuot is not very well known among non-religious Jews; it is the celebration of the receiving of the Torah. On this day, no meat is eaten. A breakfast my family will traditionally make is shakshuka with malawach, or eggs with tomato, eggplant, and pepper served on a crepe-like layered pastry. Casseroles called //kugel// can be made with noodles, potatoes, vegetables, and sweet fruits like apples. Many Jewish holidays have special foods eaten on their specific days. Eliana Yankelev, March 14 2009 (Yosef, father)

Every year, the holiday of Rosh Hashana, also known as the Jewish New year, comes around. It is celebrated on the first and second days of the Jewish month of Tishri (falling in September or October). We gather with out extended family and my Bubbie cooks us a traditional Jewish meal. We always have matzo ball soup, brisket, tomato salad, and apples and honey. Along with that is my favorite kugal that my Bubbie makes for us. The apples and honey we eat during this holiday symbolize the sweetness of the upcoming year and how it should be full of happiness and sweetness. All the other food is similar to American comfort food. Another popular holiday that we celebrate is the holiday of Passover where I can't wait for dessert when my grandma makes her famous sponge cake. You can't even tell that the cake is not made with flour. It is made with matzo meal, but tastes like a regular cake. Matthew Lindheim, March 23, 2011 (Eileen, grandma)

During the holiday Hanukah we usually like to cook and prepare nice meals. For example, lakkas and donuts are very traditional foods that we eat during that holiday. Also for Passover, we cook meals that are prepared without wheat or anything that contains ingredients that are in bread. Sarah Robinson, 3/25/11 (Ester Darame, family friend)

During Hanukah we ususally like to be creative with our meals. We prepare Suvganot, which are like donuts, and homemade lakkas. During Yom Purim we like to cook Oznei Haman, which are cookies with jelly or chocolate in the middle. Also for Passover, we cook meals without wheat or anything that contains ingredients that are in bread. I always make sure I keep my family traditions going. Danielle Darame, 5/1/12 (Ester Darame, mother)

During Hanuka they eat lots of fried foods because they resemble the oil in the menorah. Phoebe Rodbell,5/6/12 (Hadas, friend)

"During Shabbat, fish, rice, soups, and cous cous are commonly eaten. This time of the week also restricts the use of electronics in the household. Those who follow this weekly holiday usually walk to synogogue." Abigail Goldstein, 4/28/13 (Hadas Bar Ad, friend)

"An example of a holiday tradition is Passover where we eat matzoh (no bread), have a Seder which incorporates a celebration of certain food (charoseth-- apples,honey and walnuts), and we drink wine which represents the blood shed, and dip greens in salt water to show the tears shed by Jews".

Jake Thompson 5/1/13 (Anat Yaron, family friend)

"Every year during passover, I prepare a Sedar plate for our guests. It includes eggs, leaves, and charoset. Of course, after the seder we can only eat matzah. Instead of having plain matzah, I fry it or, drizzle chocolate on it, or turn it into balls and put it in soup. Also, every friday I prepare a nice shabbat dinner with hand made cous-cous, rice with meat, potatoes and Moroccan fish." Roni Fellah 5/1/13 (Mazal Fellah, Mother)


 * Provide a family recipe related to your culture. Type the recipe or include a link to your recipe.**
 * Podcast - 2008**

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 * Podcast - 2009**

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