Over the years, I have written a good amount about various food-related topics. And due to my expertise and tours in Jerusalem’s famous Machane Yehuda Market, I’ve gotten a lot of coverage in other media connected with that.
Here’s a selection of some articles I have published, and a bunch of articles, podcasts, videos, radio shows, and more that feature me and my expertise about food.
By Me:
The Nosher
8 Jewish Egg Dishes for Every Occasion (November 11, 2024)
What Makes Chopped Liver So Special? (July 30, 2024)
This Fruit Has a Sweet Jewish History (June 29, 2023)
Why It’s the Perfect Time to Dive Into This Comforting Israeli Shabbat Stew (November 8, 2022)
One of Israel’s Most Popular Street Foods Has a Fascinating Jewish History (October 12, 2022)
The History of Coffee Culture in Israel (January 26, 2022)
How Fleischmann’s Yeast Built the Jewish Catskills (June 16, 2021)
The Tangled History of Noodle Kugel (April 5, 2021)
The History of Potato Kugel (March 1, 2021)
The Surprising Jewish History of Mushroom Barley Soup (November 30, 2020)
9 Frugal Jewish Foods From Around the World (October 6, 2020)
Adventurous Eaters Love This Jerusalem Street Food (September 29, 2020)
The Long History of Huevos Haminados, Slow-Cooked Sephardi Eggs (July 28, 2020)
The Forgotten History of Jews in the Alcohol Industry (July 7, 2020)
Hot Dogs Are the Greatest American Jewish Food. Here’s Why. (June 11, 2020)
CKBK
Consuming Passions: Dates (October 22, 2024)
Tablet
Beyond the Beyond Burger (July 13, 2022)
Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought
Review: Feasting and Fasting (December 27, 2020)
ReformJudaism.org
This article about CrockPot cooking for Shabbat includes links to five of my recipes, some from my FREE eCookbook, one updated from there, and one new recipe. (November 18, 2024)
JamieGeller.com
Esfahani Haleem – An Old-New Shabbat Stew (November 2, 2022)
Jewlish.com
Ferik – Egyptian Hamin (October 28, 2022)
Jewish Journal (Los Angeles)
Embodying Unity in Your Rosh Hashana Meal (September 9, 2009)
Passover: Don’t be a Slave to Tradition (April 6, 2006)
The Librarians (National Library of Israel blog)
Is Fish and Chips a Jewish Delicacy? (June 15, 2021) (See also this follow-up, where I retract some of the above.)
Kosher Pork Chops and Crypto-Jewish Identity (November 19, 2020)
South African Jewish Report
Jewish Food That’s Neither Ashkenazi or Sephardi (July 20, 2023)
Jerusalem Post
Valero Restaurant (May 11, 2018) – This restaurant review is not available online, so this is the original, unedited text.
The Young New Faces of Machane Yehuda (March 23, 2017)
Leave the Shuk Alone (Op-ed, September 17, 2016)
Featuring Me:
The Shabbat Stew
MyJewishLearning.com
VIDEO: How Shabbat Stews Changed the Culinary World, with Adeena Sussman and Joel Haber (November 8, 2022)
The Jewish Chronicle (“The JC”)
Is this the most Jewish food on Earth? (February 24, 2025)
Jerusalem Post
What Are the Best Places to get Cholent in Jerusalem on Thursday Nights? (March 31, 2022)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Antidote to bad weather: Kurdish Jewish dumpling stew (January 10, 2023)
Finding Favorites
PODCAST: Joel Haber loves Shabbat Stews of all flavors (October 9, 2022)
Jewish Cuisine
The Galilee Culinary Institute
Interview with Joel Haber (January 2023)
Taste Buds with Deb
PODCAST: 18 Jewish Foods Podcast & Hamin Kharshuf aka Chulent with Joel Haber (April 3, 2024)
Jmore – Baltimore Jewish Living
PODCAST: The Food Enthusiast with Joel Haber (March 27, 2025)
Jewanced
PODCAST: Joel Haber: Food Blogger, Culinary Explorer, and Guide (Ep. 61) (April 3, 2022)
The Dayna Show
PODCAST: Joel Haber – Fun Joel (Ep. 19), about food and also life in Israel (January 27, 2025)
Radio Sefarad – English Corner
RADIO: Jewish Food and its Links to Jewish Culture with Joel Haber (August 14, 2023)
JewishDrinking.com
PODCAST: An Introductory Overview to Jewish Drinking Through the Ages (May 26, 2020)
PODCAST: Pandemic Pivoting in Israel, with Joel Haber (October 12, 2021)
International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism
VIDEO: Jewish Food Diversity (February 7, 2025)
Decidedly Hot
Profile piece by a South African foodie Substacker (September 27, 2023)
Specific Foods
Moment – Talk of the Table
When is a Latke Not a Latke? (December 9, 2024)
The Pizza Bagel (September 24, 2025)
Extra Crispy – MyRecipes.com
This Yemeni-Jewish Pastry Isn’t As Delicate As It Looks (February 7, 2018)
NorthJersey.com
Where to get Purim hamantaschen: NJ bakeries serve up unique versions of the holiday treat (March 12, 2025)
And a similar article, updated for 2026 (March 1, 2026)
Thomas Cook
VIDEO: Jerusalem: Modern Ancient Life – Tahini, part of a campaign promoting Jerusalem tourism (July 27, 2017)
JLiving
Soup: Beyond the Matzo Ball (February 21, 2023)
JNS: Jewish News Syndicate
Cheesecake, Dairy, Coffee and the Evolution of a Holiday (May 31, 2022)
A Moment in Jewish History
PODCAST: Why I Don’t Like Cheesecake – A Shavuot Podcast with Special Guest Joel Haber (June 11, 2024)
(Please note, the “I” in that title is the host. I, Joel, love cheesecake!)
Chai Montreal
PODCAST: Eating Our Way Through the Dairy Section: An Israeli Shavuot Tour with Joel Haber (May 30, 2022)
Eater – New York
Is This New York’s Biggest Sandwich? (June 11, 2024)
My Food Talks
Jewish Link
About my first U.S. lecture tour, in Fall of 2021. (October 21, 2021)
From that tour: EB Mikveh Event Features Jewish Foodie Joel Haber (November 11, 2021)
Jewish AZ
Telling the Story of the Jewish People Through Food (September 4, 2024)
South African Jewish Report
Salt of the Earth: How Jews Took Food Global (August 31, 2023)
Machane Yehuda Market (and my tours there)
Saveur
How to Navigate Jerusalem’s Massive Machane Yehuda Market (July 5, 2016)
Land of the Bible (Daystar)
TV: The Flavors of Israel – Mahane Yehuda Market (June 4, 2025)
Unpacked
VIDEO: Yirmiyahu Eats His Way Through Jerusalem’s Shuk (September 27, 2023)
Haaretz
About virtual tours in Israel during Corona, including my tours of Machane Yehuda Market. (May 5, 2020 – paywall)
Cruising Israel – ILTV
TV: One of the people interviewed in this segment in the market (August 21, 2016)
TV: A jaunt with me through the shuk in the lead story, ending at 11:43 (December 11, 2016)
Tasting Table
Inside Machane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem (April 5, 2017)
The Best Food Tours Around the World (May 22, 2017)
The Nosher
The 7 Best Food Tours in Israel (June 20, 2023)
Forward
The Ultimate Jerusalem Food Crawl: Mahane Yehuda’s Most Tantalizing Must-Eats (August 9, 2018)
TimeOut Israel
On the best culinary tours and activities in Israel (April 23, 2017)
Lev Haolam
VIDEO: 7 Biblical Superfoods You Can Actually Eat! (September 26, 2025)
VIDEO: Jerusalem Market’s Top 5 Foods You MUST Try (November 21, 2025)
VIDEO: Jerusalem Market Food Tour: The Dishes That Traveled the World to Come Home (May 14, 2026)
My Jewish Learning
VIDEO: Virtual Tour of Shuk Mahane Yehuda (March 23, 2022)
Mom Who Runs (blog)
My Food Tour with Fun Joel (July 4, 2013)
Joe Baur
VIDEO: The Ultimate Jerusalem Street Food Tour in Machane Yehuda Market (May 28, 2023)
Jerusalem Post Travel Podcast
PODCAST: Food, Glorious (Kosher) Food in Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehuda Market (June 19, 2023)
Kosher.com
VIDEO: With Naomi Nachman, on Instagram (July 26, 2021)
Table for Two with Naomi Nachman – Nachum Siegel Network
RADIO: Call in to the show to discuss my market tours (January 9, 2015)
VIDEO: Live from Machane Yehuda Market, extended length show on location (February 12, 2016)
Hatch Brewery
VIDEO: Shuk Facts Part One and Part Two (August 30, 2019)
Jewish Journal (Los Angeles)
Profile piece about me and my shuk tours (June 26, 2019)
#ProjectSeventy
VIDEO: Mahane Yehuda Shuk – A Market Like No Other (April 3, 2018)
Food in Israel
Eat Your World
Exploring Jerusalem’s Culinary Scene with Joel Haber: Israeli Food Tour Insights (June 15, 2016)
Israel21c
Knafeh becomes an institution at Jerusalem’s shuk (November 28, 2022)
Marni Landes DeWitt
Unusual Bread Baking in a Jerusalem Bakery (January 25, 2010)
The New York Jewish Week
A Taste of Jerusalem (March 24, 2015)
Olim Paveway
PODCAST: Discussion about Israeli Cuisine (July 28, 2023)
The Cooking Corner with Sharon Lurie – 101.9 Chai-FM
RADIO: Interviewed on a South African kosher food program (January 27, 2015)
