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.

Holidays

Not For Kids Only: New Books for Passover

by Gloria Goldreich

New titles for the youngest seder celebrants will add a touch of whimsy to your holiday library.

Holidays

A Passover to India with Joan Nathan

by Joan Nathan

Joan Nathan found inspiration for her latest Jewish cookbook far and wide across the Jewish diaspora, including from India, where she learned these two Passover dishes.

Holidays

Gefilte Fish Gets a Makeover

by Adeena Sussman

A pair of young New Yorkers with decidedly old souls took up the challenge of re-creating the beloved gefilte fish as well as rethinking classics like kugel.

Being Jewish
Holidays

Taking off the Mask at Purim

by Adina Lewittes

Unmasking ourselves and living our truth is a core lesson of Purim as well as a tenet of diversity, especially in regards to inclusion of the LGBTQ community.

Holidays

Sticky, Nutty, Jammy Hamantaschen

by Libby Barnea

These hamantaschen are indulgently filled with crushed pineapple, chopped nuts, apricot jam and prunes. Think of them as scrumptious kitchen-sink Purim cookies.