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15:25
Khamenei: Iran will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa if attacked (Reuters)
13:54
Obama: We must push through the 'breaches of faith' on both sides (Haaretz)
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Obama: Settlement activity not appropriate or constructive to advancing peace (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Two-state solution still possible, only chance for peace and success (Haaretz)
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Obama: Israel and Palestinians must make this leap together (Haaretz)
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Obama: U.S. committed to the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine (Haaretz)
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Obama: Palestinians deserve a future, a home, a state of their own (Haaretz)
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Abbas: Palestinians ready to implement commitments in order to launch the peace process (Haaretz)
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Abba to Obama: Palestinian people have made a miracle and rose from the Nakba (Haaretz)
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Abbas: Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital is possible (Haaretz)
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Abbas: Peace impossible under violence and occupation (Haaretz)
13:11
Syria hands over captured Lebanese soldier, state TV reports (AP)
12:31
Syrian rebels have reportedly overrun several towns near the Israeli border (Reuters)
12:18
Report: Ramallah protesters hold up shoes, call Obama to leave Palestine (Haaretz)
11:49
Police arrests Acre resident suspected of smuggling heroin from Lebanon (Haaretz)

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Modern Manna

by Vered Guttman

Making order of an Israeli-style fusion Passover seder

While Ashkenazi Jews cling to the comfort offered by Central European wintery cuisine, the Sephardi cuisine from the Mediterranean and the Middle East naturally associate the holiday menu with spring. In this post: recipe for spring lamb with roasted vegetables.

By Vered Guttman | Mar 19, 2013 | 02:53 PM

Spring lamb with roasted vegetables

Modern Manna recipe / Date, walnut, and red wine charoset
By Vered Guttman

English sheep for kosher slaughtering, at Georgia Ravits' farm.

Ahead of the flock: A journey into the world of organic kosher meat

Vered Guttman takes a visit to the Virginia farms run by Georgia Ravits and her husband Peter Basser, who raises grass-fed animals for U.S. clients.

By Vered Guttman | Feb 16, 2012 | 11:30 AM

Middle Eastern chocolate bark

Barking up the chocolate tree of love, with a Middle Eastern twist

Vered Guttman, sensible Jewish girl that she is, has come up with a list of Do's and Don'ts for Valentine's Day. If you think this is delicious, just wait to see what she has in store for Tu B'Av.

By Vered Guttman | Feb 14, 2012 | 10:35 AM

Vegetarian cholent

A vegetarian cholent so meaty, you won't even miss the bones

In the last of her series on overnight Shabbat stews, Vered Guttman offers a version of cholent based on porcini instead of meat, for a distinctly earthy flavor.

By Vered Guttman | Feb 9, 2012 | 10:45 AM

Almond orange braid

When life hands you fruit and nuts, make a Tu Bishvat Seder

In her new blog, Vered Guttman praises the dishes associated with Tu Bishvat. She's going going to serve a walnut and dried cherry tabouleh salad at her seder, alongside a big bowl of nuts (to make her husband happy).

By Vered Guttman | Feb 7, 2012 | 06:04 AM

Jachnoon

Keeping Yemenite Jewish traditions alive with jachnoon and kubaneh

Although the communities in Sana'a and Raida are dwindling, the slow-cooked Shabbat breads remain a staple of the Diaspora community. In her new blog, Vered Guttman shares some recipes for some quintessentially Yemenite Shabbat overnight dishes.

By Vered Guttman | Feb 2, 2012 | 12:26 PM | 4

Raw beet, gorgonzola and mâche salad

Marching to the beet of the season, from Shabbat borscht to Superbowl nosh

In her new blog, Vered Guttman praises the beet: sweet, full of taste, and cheap, perfect for soups, salads, and even chips.

By Vered Guttman | Jan 31, 2012 | 12:49 PM

Cholent, after a long night of cooking.

The mother of all overnight shabbat stews, Jerusalem style

In her new blog, Vered Guttman reminisces about her grandmother's cholent and explains how to prepare the similar Jerusalem-style chamin.

By Vered Guttman | Jan 26, 2012 | 12:33 PM

Miso-marinated Chilean sea bass

Gourmet Japanese food, kosher-style

In her new blog, Vered Guttman shows how kosher food can be turned into a delicious gourmet meal, and that even top U.S. chefs can be recruited for the task - if it’s for a good cause.

By Vered Guttman | Jan 24, 2012 | 02:17 PM | 3

Freekeh, winter root vegetable and pomegranate salad

Introducing freekeh, the hip grain of 2012

In her new blog, Vered Guttman touts the glory of freekeh, a grain relatively new in the U.S., but an ancient staple used throughout the Middle East.

By Vered Guttman | Jan 19, 2012 | 12:34 PM | 15

Victoria (Toya) Levy, the author's aunt and creator of this tbeet recipe.

Shabbat overnight stew, in the spirit of the Iraqi tradition

In her new food blog, chef Vered Guttman reminisces about her aunt Toya's tbeet, the slow-cooking chicken, stuffed with its inner parts, slow-cooked with rice, spices and eggs - the Iraqi version of the Ashkenazi cholent.

By Vered Guttman | Jan 17, 2012 | 10:47 AM | 2

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About this blog

Vered Guttman is a caterer and a food writer based in Washington DC. Growing up in Israel she took her first lessons in Jewish cooking sitting at the tables of her two grandmothers, one from Poland, the other from Iraq. In Modern Manna, Vered will share a mix of new Israeli trends and old Jewish traditions, sprinkled with a distinct Sephardic flavor. Follow Vered on Twitter @veredguttman

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