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T’fina Pkaila: Something Old-New for the New Year
September 22, 2022

T’fina Pkaila: Something Old-New for the New Year

Classic Foods by FunJoel1 comment

When it comes to cooking for the Jewish holidays, people fall along a menu-selection spectrum that runs from fully traditionalist (“I make what my mother made, which is what her mother made”) to rather adventurous (“I want to serve something new for the new year”). I’ve typically leaned towards the latter end of the spectrum, though I still look for […]

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The Jewish Connection to a New Years Soul Food Classic
January 2, 2022

The Jewish Connection to a New Years Soul Food Classic

Holiday Food by FunJoel0 comments

One of the amazing things you uncover when you study food is the similarities between foods of different cultures. Flavors, cooking methods, symbolism and more — when similar things crop up in the cuisines of distinct cultures, they underscore how connected we all are, rather than the things that separate us. A symbolic New Years food from the American South […]

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More on Rosh Hashana’s Symbolic Foods
September 3, 2021

More on Rosh Hashana’s Symbolic Foods

Holiday Food by FunJoel0 comments

Rosh Hashana is the start of the season in which we Jews ask for forgiveness — from those we may have harmed or offended, from God, and from ourselves. So in that spirit, I will first apologize for not posting in quite a while. I’ve been busy with moving apartments here in Jerusalem (an auspicious start for the new year […]

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