Lag B’Omer will be especially joyful this year as many of us, feeling a modicum of protection afforded by the vaccines, will finally be together, at least in smaller safe gatherings.
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By Ethel G. Hofman
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4/22/21
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To make it into your fancy cup, specialty coffee undergoes a long, arduous and often continent-crossing journey during which the beans must be maintained at just the right levels of humidity and look …
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By Naama Barak, Israel 21c
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4/15/21
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On top of Jerusalem’s Mamilla Hotel you are stuck between two worlds. While you are in the chic confines of the Mamilla pedestrian mall that’s lined with luxury shops and cafés, …
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4/15/21
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I hope that the beginning of spring has renewed everyone’s spirits as more and more of us get vaccinated and venture outdoors. I love early spring — the air smells wonderful, the …
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By Joni Schockett
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4/15/21
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The pandemic has been disastrous for many of our waistlines. Snack food demand increased; fruits and vegetables, not so much.
The lockdowns increased food insecurity and countless people, …
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By Joni Schockett
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4/7/21
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Sweet gefilte fish with a dollop of eye-watering horseradish. Fluffy matzah balls floating in golden chicken soup, raisin-dotted matzah kugel, tangy stuffed cabbage, crunchy charoset, mile-high …
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By Deborah Fineblum
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3/10/21
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This comforting soup is a cross between a meaty borscht and my current obsession: caramelized cabbage. Both the flanken and cabbage lend a hand in its richness. You might just find yourself not …
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By Crystal Rivera, The Nosher
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11/25/20
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After Gal Graber and Tal Goldman had a disappointing experience with a store-bought jachnun, the two Israelis living in Amsterdam set out to make the slow-cooked …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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11/25/20
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Thanksgiving is the most widely celebrated American holiday, but this year, it’s going to look a little differemt — families in their homes, eating a festive meal separately, maybe …
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By Ethel G. Hofman
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11/19/20
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Even without celebrating Thanksgiving, until recently, Israelis ate more turkey than people in any other country in the world. This record was all the more remarkable because most Israeli ovens are …
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By Rachel Ringler, The Nosher
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11/19/20
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