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🔴 Now: A double rainbow in Tehran as the Persian New Year sets in.

1937 Ford Roadster street rod! Throwback Thursday! 🔙 🖤 🔥

“Charoset”. Find out its origin, meaning, and what it's made out of below. Charoset, a traditional Passover Seder paste of fruit, nuts, spices, and wine, originates from ancient Jewish traditions meant to symbolize the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt. Mentioned in the Mishnah Pesachim 10:3, it represents both the bitterness of slavery and the sweetness of freedom, with regional variations evolving over centuries. Symbolism of Slavery: Derived from the Hebrew word cheres ("clay"), charoset acts as a visual and textural reminder of the mortar and brick-making forced upon the Israelites. Talmudic Debate: The Talmud presents two main views: one (Rabbi Yohanan) links it to the mortar, while another (Rabbi Levi) suggests it recalls the apple orchards where Israelites hid from Egyptian oppression. The recipe has adapted to local ingredients throughout the diaspora: Ashkenazi (Eastern Europe): Typically combines apples, walnuts, cinnamon, and red wine, creating a coarser texture. Sephardic (Spain/Portugal/North Africa): Often features dates, figs, raisins, and sesame, sometimes cooked down into a paste (or haleq). Middle Eastern: Iraqi Jews, for instance, traditionally use only date syrup and chopped almonds. The oldest recorded recipe, noted by the 10th-century philosopher Saadia Gaon, is a mixture of dates, walnuts, sesame, and vinegar.

Shabbat Shalom! Remember to light Shabbat candles today before sunset! Check your local times. Shabbat candles bring both physical and spiritual light, illuminating homes and adding holiness to the world. Millions of candles are lit every Friday before sunset, a tradition that continues to brighten Jewish life everywhere. Good Shabbos!

Good morning everyone! ☀️

Another person who will scroll past… or the one who stops and helps this cat survive? 💔

Every Democrat upset at what we're spending on Iran was ok with sending unlimited money and weapons to Ukraine.

An absolutely surreal scene as a 322 foot tall rocket makes its way to the launch pad

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