{"id":13425,"date":"2019-04-15T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=13425"},"modified":"2019-04-10T10:59:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T14:59:57","slug":"report-on-jewish-vegan-cooking-demo-held-in-baltimore-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2019\/04\/15\/report-on-jewish-vegan-cooking-demo-held-in-baltimore-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Report on Jewish Vegan Cooking Demo Held in Baltimore, Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Shun Shueh, VRG Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recently assisted with a event hosted by Beit Tikvah, a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation. Vegetarian\nResource Group volunteer Marcy Schveibinz gave a vegan cooking demonstration on\nhow to prepare vegan hamentashen, a Jewish pastry. They are eaten to represent\nthe defeat of Haman, a villain described in the Hebrew Bible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event started with Havdalah, a candle ceremony to signal the\nend of Shabbat, a weekly day of rest. As someone who isn\u2019t Jewish, I really\nenjoyed observing the ritual, which included blessing a cup of wine, singing\nHebrew songs, and passing around spices to smell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcy began her demonstration with an explanation of veganism and\nhow it connects to Judaism. She also discussed many of the health benefits of\neating a vegan diet before moving onto the recipe. First, she showed everyone\nhow to make the dough by adding flour, baking powder, vegan butter, etc. to a\nfood processor, then cutting the dough into small circles. Next, she showed how\nshe would prepare fruit preserves for the filling. The filling is spooned onto\nthe center of the circle dough and pinched into a triangular shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Taylor, another VRG intern, and I handed out pre-cut\npieces of dough to each of the guests and bowls with premade fillings. The\nguests had a lot of fun being able to make their own hamentashen. Everyone\u2019s\nhamentashen was collected and baked for 20 minutes before being passed out\nagain to enjoy eating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The guests also received a copy of Vegan Passover recipes by Chef Nancy Berkoff, a copy of VRG\u2019s latest Vegetarian Journal, and a guide of\nvegetarian\/vegan restaurants in the Baltimore area. Guests were also able to\ninteract with a table displaying various vegan products that can be found in\nstores, a display of materials related to vegan Judaism, and a display of\nvarious brochures and books related to veganism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event required a lot of planning and deliberation beforehand.\nSince it was a public event, we were unsure of exactly how many people would\nattend. However, it was an overall success, as many people were able to learn\nmore about veganism and make their own vegan hamentashen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For\nmore information on vegan Passover recipes see VRG\u2019s Passover books:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/catalog\/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=14<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/catalog\/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also see this resulting article in the\nJewish Times. https:\/\/jewishtimes.com\/91454\/on-this-night-we-eat-vegetables\/arts_life\/food-feature\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To intern at The Vegetarian Resource\nGroup, see https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/student\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To support The Vegetarian Resource\nGroup outreach, donate at www.vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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