Holidays

Food
Inside the Mexican Jewish ‘Cocina’
New cookbooks from Mexico offer treasured family recipes with modern techniques.

New cookbooks from Mexico offer treasured family recipes with modern techniques.
Food
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.

From her home in the Judean Hills, Miriam Feinberg Vamosh recreates food at the time of the Bible—and, on my recent visit, food eaten by the Maccabees.

Being Jewish
Holidays

Learning To Take a ‘Soulfie’ at Hanukkah

by Naomi Levy

Hanukkah is a perfect time to access the light within—to take a 'soulfie.'

Holidays

Seasonal Sukkot: A Shuk-Sourced Yogurt Parfait

by Jessica Halfin

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.

Holidays

Breaking the Fast with Grandma’s Coffee Cake and Kugel

by Jessica Halfin

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.

Holidays

DIY Rosh Hashanah Food Gifts

by Jessica Halfin

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.