Where to Order Food for the High Holidays
The High Holidays are upon us, and with them, plenty of tasty food spreads. Rosh Hashanah is typically associated with sweets such as apples...
Classic Tzimmes
Sheri Silver | JTA
Tzimmes has always been one of those dishes that feels like a hug from the past. It’s cozy, a little sweet...
Saucy Seitan Brisket
Leah Koenig | JTA
Like many Ashkenazi Jews, I grew up believing that my mother made the best brisket in the world. (I still believe...
Honey Pomegranate Mandelbrot
Leah Koenig | JTA
Long before pomegranates became known as a healthy superfood — linked to everything from improving cardiovascular health and reducing cholesterol to...
Take It From This Rabbi: You Should Binge-Watch Netflix’s ‘Long Story Short’ for the...
Rabbi Benjamin Resnick | JTA
During Selichot services, I led members of our congregation in our first recitation of “Ashamnu,” the confessional acrostic that we...
New High Holidays Children’s Books Take Place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic...
Penny Schwartz | JTA
A laugh-out-loud Sukkot story that reimagines the classic tale of the three little pigs; an inspiring work of historical fiction story...
Grandma’s Honey Cake
Other than apples and honey, nothing says the Jewish holidays more than honey cake.
This recipe has a dose of caffeine in it, always a...
How Concierge IV Therapy Went From Instagram Trend to Pre-Yom Kippur Hydration Hack
By Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA.org
When Sarah Jemal was pregnant with her first child, she couldn’t keep any food or liquids down. Given her risk...
Why Yom Kippur Is My Favorite Jewish Holiday
By Shelly Jay Shore | JTA.org
I get a lot of odd looks when I tell people that my favorite day of the Jewish year...
Confessions and comedy: Young adults ring in Yom Kippur
Eight local Jewish comedians made confessions at the Rhodeside Grill in Arlington ahead of Yom Kippur as part of the UnKosher Comedy tour.
Performing for...