Tuesday, March 26, 2013
As part of the Stoughton Reads Together Program, the Stoughton Public Library recently hosted a Passover Seder. Take a look at pictures from the Seder in the media gallery.
About 50 people gathered in the Wales French Room of the Stoughton Public Library last Wednesday for an early celebration of Passover as part of a Stoughton Reads Together event. The eight-day Jewish holiday officially starts at sundown on Monday, March 25 and commemorates the story of Moses and "the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt," according to Chabad.org. Passover is marked by a Seder on the first two nights, "a fifteen-step family-oriented tradition and ritual-packed feast," including the reciting of the Haggadah, which "describes in detail the story of the Exodus from Egypt," according to Chabad.org. Stoughton Public Library trustee Harvey Levensohn led the March 20 Seder at the Library, which was …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
One can eat only so much matzah for eight days.
Monday night marks the start of one of the most important Jewish holidays—Passover. It is a celebration of the ancient Israelites' exodus from Egypt and slavery. Passover lasts seven to eight days and a special meal called a Seder takes place on the first two nights (first night only in Israel). It is a time for family and friends to gather around the dinner table and read the story of Passover, observe certain traditions and sing songs, while also enjoying good food and each other's company. During Passover, observant Jews avoid eating any leavened bread-based products. This is because in the Passover story, the Israelites were in such a rush to get out of Egypt, they did not have time to let their bread rise. The substitute for bread is …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A PASSOVER BRUNCH! OK. I admit it. I'm no a matzoh kind of guy. Passover, which does have great meaning to the Jewish people, never thrilled me. While everyone else at school was eating peanut butter and jelly in Wonder Bread, I had these dried out large tasteless crackers with peanut butter and jelly. But, I've grown up some! Eight years ago I went to a Passover Jazz Brunch and REALLY enjoyed it. The delicious eggs they managed to weave with the matzoh helped, and so did the abundance of other delicious foods, and the music! I've discovered since then that music and delicious breakfast will go hand in hand once again at Stoughton's Ahavath Torah Congregation's Eighth Annual Passover Jazz Brunch (and it could be …
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
A MODEL MATZAH EXPERIENCE! Two groups of local children participated in a hands-on pre-Passover experience at the Model Matzah Factory at Shaloh House Chabad in Stoughton. The children re-enacted the process of manufacturing Matzah, from grinding the flour to kneading the dough, to baking the Matzahs, all within 18 minutes; the time limit in which Matzah must be made. Rabbi Mendel Gurkow of Shaloh House Chabad of the South Area facilitated the interactive program. Both groups of children; local elementary age children who attend the Shaloh House Sunday Hebrew School and preschoolers from the Shaloh House Preschool, listened and learned before donning official “Matzah Bakery Hats,” taking their own freshly mixed dough, rolling it flat, …
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Gibbons School Fair, Bye Bye Birdie, 2nd Annual Matzo Ball Mania, and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know This Weekend" is the weekend version of the Patch column "Five Things You Need to Know Today." The weekend edition provides readers with essential information for both Saturday and Sunday. 1. Gibbons School Fair The Gibbons School Spring Fair is Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The elementary school is located at 235 Morton Street. Guests are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for the Stoughton Food Pantries. There will be mechanical bull rides, karaoke and a pie eating contest! And, games, kids’ crafts, a Patch Photo Booth Cake Walk, gift basket raffle, hair feathers, nail art, numbers game, face Painting, trucks and equipment to climb and explore, and plenty of food! 2. Bye Bye …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
PINNING DOWN SOME FUNDING: The folks at Maxx Training Center put on a fundraiser for Stoughton High School senior Andrew "Paco" Paredes last Saturday night, March 24. The movie night helped to raise the $700 needed to send him to "The Nationals" for high school wrestling in Virginia, which takes place this weekend. Paredes, a heavyweight wrestler, had a 93-32 record at Stoughton High School and was a four-time All Scholastic. He was the 2011-2012 Enterprise Wrestler of the Year, a two-time Sectional Champion, a two time Hockomock League Champion and All Star, a two-time State Runner up, All-State Runner Up, and finished 4th at the New England championships this season. He was ranked second in Massachusetts. He attends Dungeon Wrestling in …
Roseanne
7:14 pm on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
My husband and I really enjoyed the Seder for All, a real community event bringing people of all faiths and backgrounds together. Very informative presentation, and the food was great. more ›