Sephardic Jews
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 ...
What Would Queen Esther Eat Today?
Esther, the star of the Purim story, is one of the bravest heroines for so many reasons–she not only strategized ...
Children’s Album Renews Jewish Ladino Tradition
It was not until she was already on her way to adulthood, that singer Sarah Aroeste discovered the connection between ...
Hanukkah Recipe from Greece: Bunuelos (Doughnuts) with Honey
How to give your Hanukkah a multicultural Greek flavor
Passover, 70 Years After the Liberation
“It was the day before Passover, and our Division Chaplain, of the 42nd Rainbow Division sent out a notice that we were ...
Will There Be One Jewish People?
I have been thinking a lot again recently about the correspondence between one of the great Orthodox luminaries of the ...
Welcoming the Bride Modern Style
Since I released my latest music video, “Boee Kala,” many friends, fellow musicians, and community members have asked me questions ...
My Big Happy Greek-Ashkenazi Family
When I was in Israel this fall, I ended up going to a Sephardic synagogue one Shabbat morning, and served ...
New Year’s Day Lucky Foods: Southern… And Jewish?!
I never thought of the traditional Southern dishes eaten for luck at the New Year as particularly Jewish– certainly not ...
Sephardic Hanukkah Traditions
As a Jew with North African roots, I have always felt that my culture’s rich and diverse traditions set me apart ...
Our Dreams of Home
When I think of home, I imagine the physical space I return to at night, the one with the white-washed ...
Eating Ashkenazi-Sephardi Style at Sukkot
Sukkot appears to be one holiday in which the Moroccan and Ashkenazic customs and rituals are fairly similar. We both ...