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.

Being Jewish

Jewish Survival Depends on Our Ability to Adapt

by Anita Diamant

Given our history of loss, it’s hard for Jews to trust change. But our tradition teaches us to have faith in it.

Holidays

Shavuot’s Origins as a Wheat Harvest Festival

by Jordana Benami

'Shavuot isn’t really connected to dairy,' says Omri Paz, founder of Vegan Friendly, a leading Israeli vegan advocacy and certification agency.

About Hebrew

The Root of Passover Obligations

by Joseph Lowin

What's the punishment for failing to fulfill the obligation of telling the Passover story? The answer, Joseph Lowin explains, is found in the root of a Hebrew word.

The Prettiest Picture Books For Kids This Passover

by Leah F. Finkelshteyn

The kinderlach will love this seasonal selection, from beautifully illustrated stories about famed singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman to a seder under-the-sea.

Chanie Apfelbaum Is ‘Totally Kosher’—and Totally Fearless

by Adeena Sussman

In her newest cookbook, food blogger Chanie Apfelbaum dares to be photographed with her children, something that's unusual in the Orthodox food world she inhabits.

Holidays

The Hottest Synagogue Trend? Going Solar

by Stuart Rodnick

Pre-pandemic, there were at least 30 solar synagogues scattered throughout the United States—and experts believe that several more houses of worship went solar during the pandemic.