Jeremy Cherfas

New episode: What is Chametz?

The Hebrew Bible singles out five grains for special treatment. Two are easy: wheat and barley. Modern science may help identify the other three, but will that change centuries of custom and tradition.

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Latest newsletter revisits Passover and asks a fifth question: if you are an observant Jewish sourdough baker, what do you do with your starter over Passover?

Questions too for sustainable fish, citrus salads and livestock emissions.

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• On foot* 41.882223, 12.448771* Thursday 18 April, 2024* 424.12 ppm CO2* OpenStreetMapIn the park, and well off my normal paths.

Cream crackered after spending an hour and a half trying to separate a well overgrown and neglected canna lily from its concrete trough. Very hard going, but now that I have replanted a few offsets, I am taking a well earned break.

TIL about using the Python calendar module from Terminal. What magic is this?

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The cinematography on the new Ripley is drop dead gorgeous. That is all.

TIL Midnight Diner on Netflix is adapted from a manga series.

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