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Passover Delights From Around the World
I renovated part of my house for Passover. No joke! I used to have an elongated room with an archway dividing the space into living room and dining room. That wasn't good.
A Savory Sukkot
Known in the Torah as HaHag (the festival), Sukkot represents the last of the three harvest festivals in the Jewish calendar ( Pesach and Shavuot are the others).
Jewish Persian Food: A Brief History
The origins of Persian cuisine date back to the sixth century B.C.E., when Cyrus the Great led his Pars tribe (the Persians) in conquering a vast territory stretching from India to Greece.
A Roman Repast
Italy is home to the oldest continuously inhabited Jewish community in Europe. The first Jews arrived from Judea after the destruction of the First Temple in 586 B.C.E., and thousands more joined them after the Second Temple was destroyed in 70 C.E.
The Bulgarian Jewish Kitchen
When our Jewish historical society announced that Edith Baker, a local Dallas artist and former art gallery owner, was going to speak about her experiences during World War II, I decided to attend. I’d purchased art from this elegant woman some years earlier, but knew nothing of her origins.
A Taste of Sunny Greece
Did you know traditional Jewish cooking follows the 3 R’s? They’re just different than those we learned in grammar school: not reading, writing, and arithmetic, but regulation, ritual, and relocation.
Love & the Fruit of the Vine
A good grape harvest in mid-summer was cause for celebration in ancient Israel, promising an abundance of fruit to make wine, raisins, and syrup for the coming year as well as vine leaves to be brined and stuffed with meat, vegetables, and rice.
Cinnamon & Orange-Blossom Seders
Three nations-Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco-constitute the Maghreb, a part of North Africa where Jews have lived for over 2,500 years, since the destruction of the first Temple. Tales are still told of how fleeing priests carried one of the Temple doors to the island of Djerba in Tunisia, where it was used in a synagogue
Elana Jagoda
Elana released her first solo album, Zum Gali Gali, in 2007. Teaming up with world-music producer HYIM, she revamped classic Jewish family songs with a funky-modern flavor.
Noah Aronson
Noah Aronson is an energetic and soulful composer/performer whose unique musical style propels his music into communities across the country and in Israel.