Ottolenghi has become best known for his savory cooking—but did you know that the celebrated Israeli chef began his career as a pastry chef?

Perelman's recipes, for instance her Chocolate Pecan Slab Pie, are a lesson in balancing decadence and mindfulness.

Come early fall—still late summer in Israel—pomegranates and citrus fruits stud the shuk stalls, and I use the colorful bounty to inspire my Sukkot cooking.

You will treasure Leah Koenig's 26-recipe tribute to Jewish first courses and party snacks culled from around the world.

The way I find myself connecting to my great grandmother is through baking, especially her Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Coffee Cake and Apple and Cinnamon Sweet Noodle Kugel.

Roasted Nuts in Honey, Honey-Infused Whisky and an Israeli-Style Turkish Coffee Mix are delicious and deceptively easy to prepare for friends and loved ones.

Kenden Alfond's Rosh Hashanah couscous side dish of baked pumpkin and apple is reminiscent of a New England autumn.

Fill your holiday table with updated Israeli translations of chopped liver, potato kugel and honey cake—plus a gorgeous and simple jeweled Persian rice dish.