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What Is Gefilte Fish?
What’s the perpetual conflicting source of both gastronomic horror and Jewish nostalgic affection? Gefilte fish, of course! Gefilte fish is ...
Passover: Festival of Binaries
Leavened versus unleavened; inside versus outside; Jew versus non-Jew; life versus death. Passover is a festival of absolute binary distinctions that we ritually link together in order to affirm our identity as the people God brought out of Egypt and to pass that identity on to our children. This is the Torah's equivalent of “Jewish Identity for Dummies.”
Why Do We Eat Coconut Macaroons on Passover?
How did these tropical coconut-based treats make their home on the Passover grocery store shelf?
The Global History of Ma Nishtana
Each year, Jewish children around the world learn the Four Questions. After all the image of the small child chanting ...
Cuban Chickpea Stew Recipe
Beans are a staple food on many Cuban dinner tables: they are inexpensive, can feed an army and are easily adaptable ...
IF We Build This World In Love
This week’s Torah portion, Tzav, ends with a ceremony consecrating the first Israelite priests, Aaron and his sons. The blood ...
Standing Up For Our Principles, Not Demagoguery
Last week I had a nasty bout of stomach flu. One of those batten down the hatches, no food for ...
Sephardic Songs Add Merriment to Purim
And what is a drinking party without drinking songs? As in other Jewish communities, drinking alcohol was part of the ...
A Recipe for Glamorous Global Purim Cocktails
Want the secret recipe to the perfect global Jewish cocktails? Read on.
How Subversive Will You Be This Purim?
Purim is, without question, one of the most outrageous, over-the-top and, some might say, offensive holidays in the Jewish tradition. ...
Purim Recipe: Arab-Style Tortellini (Shishbarak)
On Purim it is traditional to eat food with fillings hidden inside to symbolize the hidden nature of the Purim miracle, ...
Recipe: Sephardic Cookies for Purim
Purim is right around the corner! Among the traditions of the holiday is the exchanging of gifts of food with ...