Coming fifty days after Passover, Shavuot, which means “weeks” in Hebrew, commemorates the day God gave the Torah, including the Ten Commandments, to …
Recipes
Savory Hamantaschen with Lamb Filling
Early spring brings the Jewish festival of Purim, a carnival holiday where people are encouraged to dress in costume and make merry. Purim …
Pearl Barley with Figs, Apple and Pomegranate for Tu B’Shevat
Every year, in the depths of winter, the Jews celebrate a special new year's celebration just for the trees. This Jewish version of Arbor Day is known …
Classic Potato Latkes
The most well-known Hanukkah food for Eastern Eurpoean Jews are potato pancakes called latkes. Every Jewish family has their own carefully guarded …
Cranberry Applesauce for Hanukkah
All through the fall months, my family eats apples like they are going out of style. We put them in salads; we eat them with cabbage and use them as a …
Lemon Olive Oil Ice Cream
Because the story of Hanukkah includes the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days, the most iconic Hanukkah foods, such as latkes and …
Sweet Potato Latkes with Harissa Yogurt
In early December, Jewish families around the world will gather together to celebrate Hanukkah, the festival of lights. Hanukkah commemorates the …
Chocolate Raspberry Rugelach
There are countless kinds of Christmas cookies from Swedish gingersnaps to German lekuchen to Mexican biscochitos. So naturally, people often ask me …
Pumpkin Bishak
These savory baked pumpkin pastries, known as kadoo bishak, are a specialty of Bukharian Jews, Jews from the Central Asian country of …
Pumpkin Challah
Pumpkin bread or pan de calabaza is beloved among Sephardic Jews. I think that this nation of pumpkin spice fanatics will embrace it as well. Pumpkin …
Apple Cranberry Cheese Blintzes
Blintzes are a traditional Jewish dairy treat of thin pancakes — almost like crêpes — filled with soft, fresh cheese and rolled up like a little …