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Although “Nonnas” is not an explicitly religious movie, the film’s motif of meals as a conduit for community is certainly ...
In the Eucharist, we know that the bread becomes Jesus’ flesh for the life of the world (cf. John 6:33). The Israelites were to eat the flesh, and be filled with bread.
The Last Supper took place during a significant time in the Jewish calendar. Passover, a celebration of God’s miraculous ...
By Sandra Sheridan Contributing columnist Matthew 26:17 “On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Where do you want us to make preparations for you to ...
At a lively Jewish-fusion picnic festival on Governors Island, tradition and innovation collided — with delicious results.
Not so much a sandwich as a skyscraper of corned beef. The meat-to-bread ratio here would make any New Yorker nod in solemn approval. Photo Credit: alan K. It’s served hot, with the bread toasted to ...
A tractate concerning Jewish monetary law from the Babylonian Talmud, scribed in 1721 by a 12-year-old Amschel Moses ...
The feast of St. Anthony on June 13 holds particular significance for anyone named Anthony, Toni, or Tony, with local bakeries and churches honoring the saint through blessed bread and special ...