Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Matzah toffee ingredients:
4 sheets of matzah
1 C Brown Sugar
1 C Butter
1 Bag (12 oz) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Cardamom Candied Pecans ingredients:
1 lb raw pecans
½ C granulated sugar
⅓ C light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg white
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 250. Line a cookie sheet with foil (for easy cleanup) and then parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients: pecans sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk egg whites until frothy.
- Add in vanilla.
- Pour egg mixture over pecans.
- Mix everything together until everything is evenly covered.
- Pour over cookie sheet until there is a single layer of pecans.
- Bake for 1 hour.
- Take out of oven and cool on cookie sheet.
Matzah Toffee Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cover Rimmed Cookie Sheet with Aluminum foil (for easy clean up), then place parchment paper on top.
- Cover whole sheet with matzah, breaking pieces to fill in all the spaces.
- Make Matzah Toffee: In a medium sauce pan combine brown sugar and butter.
- Heat of medium heat until all brown sugar is dissolved.
- Then continue to heat for 3-4 minutes until nice and bubbly and thick.
- Don’t overcook or it will become too brown and taste burnt.
- CAREFULLY pour toffee over all the matzah. Use a spatula to make an even layer of toffee over all the matzah.
- Put whole sheet in oven for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes all the toffee should be bubbling and hot.
- Take our of oven and immediately cover with chocolate chips.
- Wait about 3 minutes until chocolate is softened and use a spatula to spread evenly over all matzah.
- Cover with crushed pecans and refrigerate for 30-45 minutes until chocolate has hardened.
- Break into small pieces and put in tupperware.
Mar 24, 2021 | Temple Event
April 11th, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom
As a Health Psychologist, Dr. Lipson helps clients suffering from pain, cardiac conditions, cancer and autoimmune disorders, and helps people cope with grief.
Throughout the past year, we have experienced stress, anxiety, loss, illness, and more.
During this webinar you will learn about tools to help deal with many of these issues. There will be an opportunity to participate and interact.
Passcode: TAE-HELPS
Mar 17, 2021 | Brotherhood
Bernie Entin Man of the Year Award Winner – Rob Edison!
Congratulations to Rob Edison, winner of the Brotherhood’s 2023 – 2024 Bernie Entin Man of the Year Award! For years, Rob has been the driving force behind Brotherhood’s Sunday Morning Speaker/Bagel Brunches. He is our key setup and cleanup guy, arriving early in the morning to set up tables and staying late until the final fork is washed and stored. Rob’s personal history includes teaching elementary school English in Australia, serving as the high school English department chair in Oxnard, and acting as a union representative. Rob is an animal lover, classical pianist, and punk rock enthusiast. He is always pleasant, always interesting, and always a mensch!
Mazel tov, Rob!
Jan 19, 2021 | Temple Event
Tu B’ Shevat, the “New Year of the Trees,” is observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. Today, Tu B’ Shevat has become more of an environmental holiday: a day to remind us of the Jewish duty to care for the natural world, and a tree-planting festival for both Israelis and Jews throughout the world. (Union for Reform Judaism, 2021)
Join Rabbi Diamond for a Tu B’Shevat Seder
Thursday, January 28th, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
as we celebrate the importance of protecting our environment.
In order to participate in the seder, please have the following available to follow along at your home:
Drinks:
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- White wine or juice
- Dark wine or juice
- A glass from which to drink the wine or juice
Three Fruits:
Group 1
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- Any fruits where the inside is edible but the outside is inedible, such as citrus fruits, nuts, pomegranates, sabras (prickly pear), bananas, pineapples.
Group 2
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- Any fruits were the outside is edible but the inside is inedible such as apricots, cherries, dates, mangoes, nectarines, olives, peaches, plums.
Group 3
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- Any fruits where the entire fruit is edible such as berries, figs, kumquats, persimmons, star fruit.
Something Fragrant:
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- Bring a fruit or herb that is fragrant such as rosemary, jasmine, mint, thyme, etc.
Download a free Tu B’shvat Haggadah here! Click here to join the seder on January 28th, at 3:00 p.m.
Jan 14, 2021 | Temple Event
Marcy Goldberg and Donna Becker are being recognized at BJE’s Out of the Box Gala on February 5, 2021, along with other educational leaders throughout Los Angeles!!!
Marcy Goldberg models the religious community in which she wants to live and invites others to become a part of that community through chesed, the loving kindness that she demonstrates to people on a regular basis.
Read Marcy Goldberg’s Builder profile HERE
Every action Donna takes is grounded in values of growth and welcome. In this way she is a builder and strengthener of our community, one soul at a time.
Read Donna Becker’s Builder profile HERE
For more information about who is being recognized and how to participate, please go to www.bjela.org/gala.
