The parents of Otto Warmbier — the 22-year-old University of Virginia student who died on June 19, 2017, after being released from North Korean captivity…
Posts published in “Chavurah”
Teachers in Arizona and Colorado turned their state Capitols into a sea of red Thursday as they kicked off widespread walkouts that shut down public…
Las Vegas may not be considered one of the top havens for Jewish food in the U.S., but you may be surprised to learn how…
I had never been much of a rugelach baker until this recipe. While I gravitated towards challah and babka, I always found store-bought rugelach to…
Naming your dog can be difficult. Guides online say you want to avoid the most popular names, avoid human names, pick a name with one…
If you have been following Jewish and Israeli food trends over the past few years, then you are probably already familiar with Chef Michael Solomonov,…
I first fell in love with adjaruli khatchapuri, also known as Georgian cheese bread or cheese boat, at Marani Restaurant in Queens, NY. This cheesy-carby…
Not that I’m complaining, but have you noticed how many Israeli-inspired products Trader Joe’s has been selling lately? And it’s no surprise, considering the way…
You may already be familiar with Mimouna, a Sephardic holiday that originated in Morocco and marks the end of Passover. On the night following the…
How much would you spend on a bagel: $1? $17? How about $1,000? You might be willing to spend $1,000 at the end of Passover, amiright?…
Traveling to Japan was a palate-changing experience. Even foods I had tasted before were so excellently prepared and of such high quality there that I…
Imagine eight days without coffee. For people like me who go to sleep dreaming about the morning’s first mugful, that prospect is unthinkable. But once…
This decadent chocolate mousse is made with milk, but you can easily make it non-dairy with a few minor changes. You will want to substitute…
Writing From the Edge: Calls for Inclusion in New Israeli Poetry Israeli poet Adi Keissar’s description of the world – the messed-up world – rings…
The Centrality of Israel’s Declaration of Independence In a forthcoming book, Rabbi Eric Yoffie and Dr. Ruth Gavison parsed what is at the heart of…
This Time We’re Going To Do Zionism Differently Colonialism conjures up painful images of economic, political, and/or military domination by external forces. Who would wear…
This Lemon Cake Recipe Exposed a Family Secret After a Shabbat dinner in my home for three Germans, one of them shared a lemon cake…
“Synonyms”: Israelis Portrayed as Outsiders in New Award-Winning Film Nadiv Lapid’s, “Synonyms,” is a superbly directed, thinly plotted, challenging, provocative new film nominated for four…
What Noah and His Ark Taught Me about Being “Good Enough” When we can’t be Moses or Esther or whomever we want to be like,…
How a New Ceremony Changed My View of Yom HaShoah Yom HaShoah is typically a somber time to reflect, and for me personally, to be angry…
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