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Shavuot Foods – Deeper Than Dairy
June 1, 2022

Shavuot Foods – Deeper Than Dairy

Holiday Food by FunJoel1 comment

When I first started this blog, over two years ago, one of the earlier posts I wrote was about the significance and meaning of eating dairy foods on Shavuot (the holiday that Jews will be celebrating this coming weekend). I reread that post last week in relation to a few interview requests I received, and since many of my current […]

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The Freaky Ancient Grain Still Prepared Today and Connected with the Season
May 4, 2021May 9, 2021

The Freaky Ancient Grain Still Prepared Today and Connected with the Season

Classic Foods by FunJoel2 comments

If you’ve attended Hebrew School, or one of many Jewish Summer Camps, you probably know the Hebrew word for Spring: Aviv. It’s an ancient word, that appears multiple times in the Jewish Bible. The only problem is… it doesn’t mean Spring. Or at least it didn’t in Biblical times. Back then, it described a food product, one that is still […]

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What the Dairy-on-Shavuot Custom Says About Jewish Culture
May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

What the Dairy-on-Shavuot Custom Says About Jewish Culture

Holiday Food by FunJoel6 comments

Admittedly, this is going to be a bit of an experimental post. Rather than heavily researching the Jewish history of a specific food, or presenting a broad-strokes analysis of Jewish Food trends, I’d like to explore an idea in progress. Something that has been gestating in my mind for a while, but has not yet fully developed. Hopefully, writing it […]

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