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.

Did you know that prunes may reverse bone loss? Or that cashews have more copper than most nuts, aiding in the production of hemoglobin?

Holidays

Hanukkah Gift Guide: Festival of Color and Design

Judaica and other creations by these contemporary designers are global and vibrant, innovative and inclusive.

Holidays

Is Your Olive Oil Really Olive Oil?

by Eliana Saks

Adulterated or fake olive oil is often a combination of olive oil with seed oil, a liquid-fat base or old or rancid olive oil, all to cut costs.

Holidays

Amy Kritzer and ‘Sweet Noshings’ for Hanukkah

by Libby Barnea

The blogger behind the popular What Jew Wanna Eat site is out with her first cookbook, a collection of whimsically inspired Jewish dessert recipes.

Holidays

The Best Babka Baker and Sufganiyot Maker

by Adeena Sussman

Uri Scheft is the culinary genius behind the popular Lehamim bakery chain in Israel, aka Breads Bakery in New York City.

Holidays

Hanukkah at the Bedside

by Abigail Pogrebin

Each person who shows up at the hospital—niece, brother-in-law, friend—seems like another candle, and the room grows palpably brighter with each arrival.