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Vegetables Take Center Stage at the Jewish Holiday Table
A handful of new cookbooks prove that vegetables have been integral to Jewish food traditions for centuries.

A handful of new cookbooks prove that vegetables have been integral to Jewish food traditions for centuries.
Food
High Holiday Recipes From Israeli Bloggers
A number of Israeli women have harnessed the power of social media and other virtual spheres to launch and grow their careers in food.

A number of Israeli women have harnessed the power of social media and other virtual spheres to launch and grow their careers in food.
Environmental Justice Through a Jewish Lens
Let’s make bold plans to protect the earth together.

Let’s make bold plans to protect the earth together.
Food
Challah Stuffed With Sweet and Savory Fillings
The most exciting part about eating a stuffed challah is slicing or tearing the bread open to discover the sweet or savory filling.

The most exciting part about eating a stuffed challah is slicing or tearing the bread open to discover the sweet or savory filling.

21st Century Oil Miracle Thanks to Israeli Innovation

by Jordana Benami

by Jordana Benami

Food-tech company Beyond Oil promises to deliver healthier fried food with its powder that makes oil last longer.

A ‘Rightful Place’ on the Silver Screen, and Bimah

Cantor Riselle Bain revisits her role in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille classic ‘The Ten Commandments' and embraces the film as a Pesach tradition.

Heroes, Hadassah and Jewish Unity at the Seder

by Leah F. Finkelshteyn

by Leah F. Finkelshteyn

New Haggadahs help navigate a seder night that truly feels different from all other seder nights.

Channeling Queen Esther

by Shoshana Keats Jaskoll

As Esther did with Haman, Jewish women today must again call evil by its name and refuse to be erased or exploited. By anyone.

Edible Crafts for Tu B’Shevat and Beyond

by Alexandra Lapkin Schwank

Nosh Art Fun takes playing with food to a whole new level.

Hadassah Magazine’s Hanukkah Gift Guide 2023

The best tchotchkes and Judaica the internet has to offer.

‘The Greatest Chanukah Stories of All Time’

by Curt Schleier

by Curt Schleier

'One for Each Night' offers a collection of 20 stories, essays, poems and reminiscences from Yiddish, Israeli and American writers.

These Kids Books Make the Best Presents for Hanukkah 2023

by Alexandra Lapkin Schwank

by Alexandra Lapkin Schwank

From a babka bake-off to a biography of journalist Ruth Gruber, these stories are perfect for curling up by the light of the menorah.