{"id":3935,"date":"2020-01-27T13:12:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T13:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=3935"},"modified":"2020-01-27T18:14:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T18:14:18","slug":"anatevka-on-fifth-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=3935","title":{"rendered":"Anatevka on Fifth Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Main Sanctuary at Temple Emanu-El<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Last Friday night I went to\nservices at Temple Emanu-El, drawn because a much more observant friend told me\nthat the cast of the Yiddish version of Fiddler\non the Roof<\/em> would be performing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Indeed they did and indeed they were wonderful. They sang Matchmaker, Sunrise, Sunset and Do You Love Me?<\/em> Since I\u2019m intimately familiar with the show and words to every song, following was easy. This is a link to highlights from the Yiddish performance directed by Joel Grey https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X7yryjpzUv8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cast of YIddish Fiddler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What surprised me was how easy it was to follow the service. Emanu-El has always been ultra-Reform, in fact, when I was a kid, Bar and Bat Mitzvah\u2019s didn\u2019t happen there \u2013my recollection is that boys and girls were confirmed. It was a pretty starchy place. Nevertheless, when I married the first time, my mother arranged for the then-Senior Rabbi, Nate Perilman, to perform the ceremony. (I never knew why she did this as religion wasn\u2019t important to her but maybe she was accommodating my husband\u2019s grandmother who more observant; John\u2019s Nana was also delighted that I wore a veil!) Rabbi Perilman performed two more weddings the same afternoon so we always joked about him roller skating along Fifth Avenue to get to all his gigs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless, the Friday night service was fabulous. The cantor and a woman from the choir (chorus?) have truly gorgeous voices and, at one point, held hands to dance a few steps together, something I\u2019m pretty sure doesn\u2019t happen at many other synagogues. The senior rabbi from Temple Israel also presided and the warm relationship between the leaders was evident. I hadn\u2019t anticipated such harmonious music as every other Jewish service I\u2019ve been to has included far more somber music all in a minor key. This music was positively bubbling, perhaps the underlying note of today\u2019s Emanu-El.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterwards, friends and I had dinner at the nearby Serafina\u2019s. My pizza was terrific but the overall experience wasn’t great: overcooked pasta, long wait times and excuses like \u201cthe kitchen is very busy.\u201d Isn\u2019t it supposed to be busy on a Friday night at dinnertime? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nHowever, Fiddler and Emanu-El did their thing to the nth degree and for \nthat I\u2019m thankful. Although I probably won\u2019t attend every Friday night, \nif and when I return I know it will be a wonderful experience. Since the\n place was packed the usual post-service food was curtailed. Instead, \noutside the front doors, packages containing a mini-challah and package \nof grape juice were passed out \n\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This recipe for noodle kugel is\nthe one Jewish recipe I\u2019ve ever made, as I recollect, as part of a long-ago family\nseder. This recipe comes from that doyenne of Jewish cooking, LOL,  Martha Stewart.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Noodle Kugel–Martha’s way<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Noodle Pudding Martha Stewart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 tablespoons\nunsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus more for dish <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kosher salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 oz wide egg\nnoodles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 oz cream\ncheese at room temperature<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 and \u00bd cups\nsour cream<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 and \u00bd cups\ncottage cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 and \u00bd cups\nmilk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1\/3 cup sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter\na 9-by-13-inch baking dish. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook\nnoodles until al dente<\/em>, according to\npackage instructions. Drain, and cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a large bowl, whisk together\ncream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, milk, sugar, and eggs until smooth.\nToss mixture with noodles, coating evenly. Season with salt. Transfer noodle\nmixture to prepared dish; dot with butter. Bake until golden, 45 to 50 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course you could pass the grape juice. A nice Merlot\nor Malbec would be good (or even better.) L\u2019chaim!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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