How to make a kosher pickle
Ever want to make a jar of kosher pickles? Now’s your chance. The Jewish Learning Center in Scottsdale is offering a kosher pickle-making workshop 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the center, 10213 N. Scottsdale Road. No comments yet. You can be the first!
Rabbi Shmuley Marcus, “the kosher pickle rabbi” presents “Understanding Kosher and the Art of Pickle Making,” a hands-on workshop on how to make the great American kosher dill. Each participant will make a jar of “personalized pickles” to bring home.
According to a 2006 article in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, the inspiration for Marcus' passion for pickle making began after his visits to an elderly friend's home.
"After many visits of laying tefillin together, Marcus learned his friend had once been in the pickle business. The man, who was retired, still made pickles at home, and offered one to Marcus. 'I had a taste, and they were fantastic,' Marcus said. 'I started coming back every Thursday. I'd put on tefillin, and I'd get a pickle.'
He taught kosher pickle making to his Hebrew High students in 2006 and parents expressed an interest, so he taught a class for them, too. Since then he's helped to create a booklet used by some private schools to guide students through the experience, according to the Jewish Journal article.
The Nov. 10 workshop also includes a humorous lecture on kashrut, its relevance today and some of the basic laws.
Refreshments will be served — a buffet featuring a variety of pickles.
Cost is $18.
To register, call 480-443-5362, 480-998-1410 or e-mail JLCscottsdale@gmail.com.
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