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Knoshville festival shares Jewish food and culture

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Sunday, Jewish organizations in Knoxville and Oak Ridge gathered at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center for the eighth annual Knoshville festival. The festival’s name is ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Jewish Food Is Making a Comeback in Poland

It’s late morning in Warsaw, and we pick a place—nothing special—to have breakfast. “Look,” I say to my husband and children, quickly scanning the menu, making my way through various preparations of ...
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‘Traditional’ Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an influential role in how Jews mark Rosh Hashana

The end of August inaugurated the Hebrew month of Elul, when Jews all over the world start getting ready for the High Holidays: the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashana followed 10 days later by the Day of ...
The Forward

Like Jews of yore, huddled masses gather upon an island, yearning to breathe free and eat good food

It is a warm, wet morning in June, and we Jews (and some Gentiles, too) are standing on the bow of a ship. The Statue of Liberty rises to our right, the foggy peaks of Brooklyn to our left. We are ...
Dallas Observer

Does Jewish Culture and Religion Make Women Prone to Eating Disorders?

treatment network, this week brought to Dallas a seminar titled Food, Body Image, and Eating Disorders in the Jewish Community.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

When it comes to Jewish events in NYC, there’s a new theory: Go big or go home

Inside the trend that’s fueling a massive Jewish food fest on Governor’s Island and a record-breaking Shabbat dinner at the Javits Center. When thousands of hungry Jews descend on Governor Island ...
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12th annual Jewish Food Festival promises delicious delights and fun for all

SCRANTON, Pa. — The 12th Annual Jewish Food Festival begins this Sunday at Nay Aug Park across from the Everhart Museum. You can look forward to 4 days full of food, fun, and entertainment starting on ...
WMUR

New Hampshire Jewish Festival features music, food and entertainment

JEWISH LIFE AND CULTURE IN NEWINGTON TODAY. IT WAS ALL PART OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE JEWISH FESTIVAL. IT FEATURED LIVE MUSIC, TRADITIONAL FOOD VENDORS, AND OF COURSE, PLENTY OF GAMES AND ACTIVITIES. I ...
Jewish Journal

Jean Meltzer: Jewish Joy Con, Easy Gourmet and Lamb Koftas

Stop and smell the rosemary. “Little moments of joy make all the difference,” Jewish romance author Jean Meltzer (“The Matzah Ball,” “Kissing Kosher”) told the Journal. Last week, Meltzer, the founder ...
The Times of Israel on MSN

Saul Zabar, iconic NYC Jewish grocery’s main owner for over half a century, dies at 97

Under Zabar, known for his exacting appraisal of smoked fish, coffee and other delicacies, the store became a symbol of New ...
WPRI 12

Jewish Culture Fest returns this weekend

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The second annual Jewish Culture Fest is happening this Sunday and will feature live music, food and vendors. Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island President Adam Greenman ...