Passover Tzimmes,
Pizza Recipes

Arrange the matzah balls, all
Do you have a favorite kosher I the fruit, vegetables and meat in a
branches like coils of rope and the
recipe? Each month in this space,
large casserole greased lightly with
he gave it to Joseph. Upon
leaves like steel-jawed traps! This
L'Chayim will print kosher recipes
Joseph's death, it came into
oil.
tree ate human beings! It devoured
that the whole family can prepare
Pharaoh's possession. At that time
SAUCE: Take the water and stir
anyone who touched it! And Moses
together. To contribute to the
my father was a scribe in Pharaoh's
in
the
potato starch in a saucepan.
was afraid.
column, type your recipe on 8 1/2x11" Heat slowly and add the sugar while
court. From the moment my father
The leaves curled around his
paper and send it to L'Chayim,
saw the Sapphire Rod, he longed to
still stirring until sauce thickens.
fingers! The branches stretched out
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own it. When he came here to
Then pour over the meat and
like arms and hugged him to the
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vegetables. Bake at 350 degrees for
Midian to live, he took it from
rough bark of the trunk. Then, as
Pharaoh and brought it here. One
45 minutes or until golden. Serves 8
This
month's
recipes
were
he felt himself being drawn into the
day my father was walking in his
contributed
by
Barbara
Adler,
as an appetizer.
tree, he whispered, "Tree, Tree, I
administrative
assistant,
B'nai
B'rith
garden. He stuck the rod into the
know you are no tree. You are the
ground. When he tried to pull it out,
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Sapphire Rod which God gave to
he couldn't! It has rooted itself into
6 boards of matzah
Adam, which Adam gave to Enoch,
the ground and sprouted! It became
2 lbx. mozzerella cheese
to Noah, to Shem, to Abraham, to
a tree!"
1 16-oz. jar of tomato sauce with or
Isaac, to Jacob, and to Joseph. 0
"I must ask your father to tell
without mushrooms
Sapphire Tree, I am a descendant of
me more!" Moses said, interested.
green
pepper, onions
Joseph, of Jacob, of Isaac, and of
10-15 prunes
"Oh, no!" Zipporah begged,
pepper, salt, garlic powder (if you
all those back to Adam. I am a child
/2-3
lb.
brisket
or
flanken
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"please do not let him know that I
can find Italian seasoning, add)
6 carrots halved
of God."
have told you the history of the
2
sweet
potatoes
cut
into
1"
rounds
Moisten boards of matzah with
The branches loosed their hold. "0
tree."
6 small midget white potatoes
warm water and place, whole, on a
Sapphire
Tree,
do
not
devour
me.
"Very well. When I ask to marry
greased cookie sheet. Place cheese
peeled
Do not hurt me." The leaves
you, he will tell me about it
1- 16-oz. can pineapple slices (cut
over the matzah. Pour tomato sauce
uncurled from his fingers.
himself."
into chunks, or a fresh
over the cheese and matzah.
They reached Zipporah's house.
pineapple)
Season with seasonings and
Zipporah had changed out of
Then suddenly, before his
sprinkle vegetables over all. Bake at
1
cup
sugar
her dripping wet dress into a lovely,
eyes, the tree seemed to
350 degrees until cheese melts and
1 tbsp. potato starch
flowing pink gown, trying to get
sauce looks brown, about 30
oil
change.
Now
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.
the
back to Moses and her father as
1
cup
water
minutes.
branches looked like
quickly as she could. But, as she
Cube
meat,
season
with
salt
entered the room where the two
coils of rope and the
and pepper. Place in pot covered
men sat talking, her sisters came
leaves like steel-jew
with
water. Bring to a boil and
running after her. As she
Israel independence and
traps! This tree ate
simmer for 2 hours. (Water can be
approached, Moses smiled at her.
Holocaust
remembrance will be
human beings! It
used for stock later.) Add vegetables
Then he said. "Jethro, I want to
the dual themes of our next
and cook for an additional 45
devoured anyone who
marry your daughter, Zipporah."
L'Chayim. There will be special
minutes.
Remove
meat
and
touched it!
Jethro smiled.
vegetables
and
set
aside.
Prepare
articles, features and stories to
"You seem to be a fine young
your usual recipe for matzah balls.
read children plus our regular
man," he said, "a man to make a
Now Moses grasped the tree in
Drop
one
at
a
time
into
the
stock
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good husband for my daughter. But,
both his hands, leaned forward,
that
has
been
boiled.
Watch
closely,
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before I can give my consent, there
strained his muscles — and pulled
and when water begins to boil
is one thing I must ask you to do."
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— and pulled - and suddenly, with a
again, cover pot and boil for 1/2
"Ask," Moses answered. "I will
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shower of loose dirt, out from the
hour. Remove and save stock for
gladly do whatever you ask."
ground came the tree, roots and all!
later use.
Jethro smiled again. "In my
And in his hand the branches
garden there is a small tree. All I
withdrew into the trunk, the trunk
ask is that you pull this tree out of
grew slim, and the tree became
the ground."
again the Sapphire Rod.
"Certainly," Moses agreed.
Quietly, without a word, Moses
When redeeming the afikoman
"That can't be too hard."
handed the rod to Jethro.
The American Jewish World
at
the
end of the seder, renew the
All the girls shivered.
"The tree did not eat him!" the
Service, the international Jewish
commitment to help all who are
He smiled confidently at
sisters cried together.
development and aid organization,
hungry around the world. Following
Zipporah, then stood aside to let
"The tree is gone!" one of
offers Jewish families a pledge to
is the Afikoman Pledge:
Jethro precede them into the
them cried.
read at their sedarim to remember
Tonight we read together: This
garden. All the girls followed their
"Moses is safe!" cried another.
the hungry. The pledge is being
is
the
bread of poverty that our
father. Zipporah came last. As she
And then they all wept and
offered as part of the AJWS' third
ancestors
ate. Let all who are
passed Moses, she whispered, Are
laughed. They danced and sang.
afikoman pledge campaign in which
hungry
come
and eat! Let all who
you sure you will try? At the risk of
Because now someday they too
it hopes to educate American Jews
are in need share in the hope of
could be married. Moses had
your life?"
about the issues of world hunger
Passover! This year we all are
Moses smiled and nodded and
destroyed the Devouring Tree and
and poverty while raising money for
slaves. Next year may we all be
followed her out to the garden.
Moses was their hero!
its self-help and community
free. Tonight, to redeem the
He looked at the tree. It was
Because he had brought joy to
development projects in Asia, Africa
afikoman: We renew our
just like any ordinary tree. It had a
all of them, the sisters made his
and Latin America.
commitment to help all who are
trunk and branches and leaves.
wedding to Zipporah the most
The pledge is inspired by the
hungry around the world, so that
Then suddenly, before his eyes, the
wonderful wedding ever held in
words of the Haggadah, "Let all
,next year we all may be free.
tree seemed to change. Now the
who are hungry come and eat."
Midian.
trunk looked like pitch and the

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