When my grandmother was 16, circa 1905, she journeyed alone from Smargon (in todayâs Belarus) to Ellis Island ...
Grandma style may be a better bet if you live in the Northeast or Midwest. A home-style barrel smoker has
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Who doesnât love chocolate? Whether you eat it as candy, bake with it to make desserts or simply drink it on a cold day, chocolate has the ability to soothe the soul. But did you know that Jews were an integral part of the chocolate trade centuries ago, helping to ...
I slumbered eyes-open through childhood seders, bored out of my mind, wondering if that meant I was the Wicked Son, or in my case, the Wicked Daughter, who counted even less. ...
Washington, DC — December 10, 2020 — Combining what many believe to be Jewsâ favorite pastimes âarguing and eatingâa panel
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Cookbook author Joan Nathan in conversation with Moment Editor-in-Chief Nadine Epstein about her Jewish food adventures in Italy, France, Morocco, Israel, Vietnam and beyond. ...
For many Jews, Passover is about what you canât eat. Those who observe the holidayâs dietary rules must avoid chametz: wheat, rye, spelt, barley or oats. But because these ingredientsâwith the exception, sometimes, of oatsâalso happen to be the primary sources of gluten in our food, the Passover diet and ...
Hanukkah was really only about one thing when I was growing up. It wasnât the presentsâthey were generally small and unexciting... ...
In the story of Hanukkahâthe cruel reign of Antiochus, the unlikely victory of Mattathias and his sons, the one cruse of sacred oil left in the plundered Temple that burned for eight daysâthere is no mention of money. ...
Israelâs vibrant food scene has made this small Mediterranean country one of the most exciting culinary destinations in the world... ...
sraelâs vibrant food scene has made this small Mediterranean country one of the most exciting culinary destinations in the world,
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Growing up by the sea in Belle Harbor, New York, five decades ago, I never heard of a Hanukkah doughnut. In my Ashkenazi family, Hanukkah fare was potato latkes, served with sour cream and my motherâs freshly made applesauce, or as an accompaniment to brisket. ...