Remembering Al Jaffee and Meir Shalev; Counting the Omer with Kylie Unell; Matzo Buttercrunch

[View this email in your browser]( April 12, 2023 • Nisan 21, 5783 [PASSOVER]( [Advertisement](#) # [Meir Shalev’s Garden]( The Israeli novelist, who died yesterday at 74, sat for an [interview]( with us in 2007. In 2020, we published an [excerpt]( from his book ‘My Wild Garden.’ # [Al Jaffee’s Side Gig]( The MAD Magazine cartoonist, who died Monday at 102, was best know for his [fold-ins]( but in 2010 Marc Tracy wrote for us about a second long-running job: as an [illustrator]( for The Moshiach Times LISTEN TO TABLET # 49 DAYS [49 Days to Stretch My Soul]( Join host Kylie Unell on her spiritual journey as she puts a modern spin on the Jewish tradition of counting the Omer. # [A Passover Miracle: Turning Matzo Into Candy]( The bread of affliction never tasted so good, thanks to Marcy Goldman’s recipe for caramel-covered buttercrunch [BY LEAH KOENIG](#) BEST OF THE SCROLL [Some highlights from the first third of the year]( # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](