Comments on: The Rabbi and Halloween http://jcarrot.org/the-rabbi-and-halloween Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 21 May 2012 04:07:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Judith http://jcarrot.org/the-rabbi-and-halloween/comment-page-1#comment-12126 Judith Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:27:43 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-rabbi-and-halloween/#comment-12126 This lovely post on how food connects us all made me want to discover if there were any traditional foods associated with Samhain/Halloween/the Celtic New Year. Turns out there are a few - apples and nuts of course - but also barmbrack (a raisin cake), colcannon (kale,leek, mashed potato mix) and boxty (potato) pancakes. This lovely post on how food connects us all made me want to discover if there were any traditional foods associated with Samhain/Halloween/the Celtic New Year. Turns out there are a few – apples and nuts of course – but also barmbrack (a raisin cake), colcannon (kale,leek, mashed potato mix) and boxty (potato) pancakes.

]]> By: Kerr http://jcarrot.org/the-rabbi-and-halloween/comment-page-1#comment-12100 Kerr Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:00:13 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-rabbi-and-halloween/#comment-12100 <i>And while its ancient origins may indeed be pagan, there is little left of that tradition in the American celebration of this harvest festival today</i> I'm attending a beautiful festival with some friends that says otherwise, acknowledging ancestors that we have lost and blessing the earth. I may be a Jew, and Samhain, or Halloween, may be still in some circles a pagan (earth-based and nature-honoring) festival, but there's absolutely no reason I can't participate. Think about handing out fair-trade Halloween candy this year. http://www.fairtradefederation.org/ht/display/EventDetails/i/8392 And while its ancient origins may indeed be pagan, there is little left of that tradition in the American celebration of this harvest festival today

I’m attending a beautiful festival with some friends that says otherwise, acknowledging ancestors that we have lost and blessing the earth. I may be a Jew, and Samhain, or Halloween, may be still in some circles a pagan (earth-based and nature-honoring) festival, but there’s absolutely no reason I can’t participate.

Think about handing out fair-trade Halloween candy this year. http://www.fairtradefederation.....ils/i/8392

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