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Holidays
The 2021 Hanukkah Gift Guide
Forget doughnuts. Challah has become our yeasted holiday go-to, whether baked or worn as earrings. And for those looking to support Israel, we have recommendations from Israeli artists.

Forget doughnuts. Challah has become our yeasted holiday go-to, whether baked or worn as earrings. And for those looking to support Israel, we have recommendations from Israeli artists.
Holidays
How to Forgive
In these Days of Awe, do we forgive and forget – or just walk away?

In these Days of Awe, do we forgive and forget – or just walk away?
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.

Making Honey as a Third Career

by Hilary Danailova

by Hilary Danailova

Kara Brook is the honey entrepreneur behind Waxing Kara, a producer of small-batch honey and items from candles to lotions.

by Jonathan Schmalzbach

by Jonathan Schmalzbach

Themed for the High Holidays, our latest crossword is full of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur references.

Kreplach, Brisket Bourekas and Mock Chopped Liver

by Jessica Halfin

by Jessica Halfin

Begin your Rosh Hashanah meal with chicken kreplachs, bourekas stuffed with traditional brisket, and vegetarian chopped liver made with mushrooms.

Celebrating Shavuot as the Festival of Wheat

by Jessica Halfin

by Jessica Halfin

The American-born couple behind the Pat BaMelach bread bakeries In Israel extol the ancient virtues of wheat and its connection to Shavuot.

How Shavuot Became the Cheesecake Holiday

by Jessica Halfin

by Jessica Halfin

Around the world, Jews celebrate Shavuot with cheese blintzes, noodle kugels and creamy cheesecake. But why?

Tori Avey’s Shavuot Table

by Jessica Halfin

by Jessica Halfin

Renowned food blogger and culinary historian Tori Avey shares her most popular Shavuot recipes.

The Cheesecake Factory Comes to Israel

by Renee Ghert-Zand

by Renee Ghert-Zand

One of America's favorite chain restaurants—the Cheesecake Factory—is now selling its eponymous cakes in Israel, with new flavors for Shavuot.

Bake Your Own Matzah with Shannon Sarna

by Jessica Halfin

by Jessica Halfin

Shannon Sarna offers up sweet and savory ideas for make-at-home matzah from her debut cookbook, Modern Jewish Baker.