Shabbat Gathering: Happy Passover!

Brian D. Johnson

Apr 19, 2024 • 6 min read

Nothing but the best!

Dear Chevrei, as is our custom, we will gather tonight at 5.45p ct to welcome Shabbat. These are the coordinates:

Zoom
Meeting ID: 883 8469 4181
Password: 822665
Phone: +1 312 626 6799

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Here we go.

Unlike previous years when I’ve written about Pesach, I’m going to send you a long collection of PS messages from far and wide about Pesach.

First, I hope everyone heard Rabbi Laurie on the Madison Minute podcast. She was sooo good. Here’s a link:

Second, here’s a poem from a Passover supplement from Gashmius magazine:

Like Moses in the Nile
We float on the great waters.
Like Pharaoh’s daughter,
We bathe in the river of life.
Like Miriam in the reeds,
We wait for a sign.

Third, here is a recipe is from YIVO’s cookbook, The Vilna Vegetarian:

Passover Cheesecake
by Fania Lewando

Press 1 1/2 cups farmer cheese through a sieve.

Add 3 eggs, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 tablespoon sour cream, and a little cinnamon, and stir until creamy.

Beat 3 egg whites into a meringue, and gently fold in 3 yolks, some salt, and 1 tablespoon sugar.

Add to cheese mixture.

Meanwhile, soak 4 matzos in water for 5 minutes.

Grease a cake pan with butter, and sprinkle with matzo meal. Line with half of the matzos.

Pour in the cheese batter, add 1/2 cup melted butter, and top with the remaining matzos.

Bake 25 minutes.

Yummy!