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.

Passover and the Power of a Well-Placed Banana

It’s hard to evoke the suffering caused by events that may have taken place thousands of years ago, but this homemade Haggadah and that banana had nailed it.

Holidays

Remember, Queen Esther Negotiated Beauty Into Power

by Erica Brown

In light of the #MeToo movement, Purim is an important moment for the Jewish community to ask: Are we doing enough to protect girls and women?

Holidays

Hanukkah Gift Guide 2019: Modern Traditions

Hamsa jewelry is among our top choices for Judaica gifting this year, though we do have suggestions for food lovers as well as kids and grandkids.

Holidays

Cranberry-Chocolate Hanukkah Kugel

A delicious cranberry-and-chocolate chip Hanukkah kugel—from of the book Kugel for Hanukkah?—is the perfect treat for one night of the holiday.

Holidays

The Curious Case of the Jewish New Year Valentine

by Wendi Kromash

Imagine it: A Valentine card with hearts and flowers that depicted a vignette of a bar mitzvah as well as “Happy New Year” written in Hebrew and English.