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Hamantaschen vs. Latkes: Which Are Better?
by Beth Gottfried, March 1, 2007
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A former High School debate champ turned Rabbi debates the importance of hamentaschen vs. latkes. I'd contend that his most powerful argument against latkes, "they cause pimples" is enough to prevent most adolescents from engaging in extraneous gnoshing.

If only his points against eating hamantaschen were as strong...


Beth Gottfried Lisogorsky is a professional blogger whose work has appeared on numerous sites from Rotten Tomatoes to PopMatters. She loves film, TV (yes "the boob tube"), and music and has critiqued on all three. In 2004, she published a book


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Anonymous

03/02/07 2:41 pm

The Great Debate

The best book (and event) on this subject is undoubtedly "The Great Latke-Hamantash Debate," published by the University of Chicago Press a little over a year ago. If you're ever in Chicago around Thanksgiving you should go. (By the way, pimples or not, latkes always win.)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0226100235/thejewishoutreac"



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