Rediscovering Jewish Roots Through Dobre Dobre
It was a Monday morning in May 2018. I had just moved to Warsaw, Poland for a four-month fellowship and was headed to the train station for my first day […]
January 8, 2026
October 24, 2025
Gursha Brings the Story of Ethiopian Jews to the Table
Around me, I hear a horn blow followed by the sounds of drums beating. Then, suddenly I see a stream of people, dressed in white clothes, walking together in a […]
July 14, 2025
Preserving Jewish History One Dessert at A Time
Last year, during a visit to the Jewish archives in my hometown of Pittsburgh, I was excited to find a copy of the 1982 community cookbook “The Best of Beth […]
June 9, 2025
Who The Folk?! Jared Kaufman
As a food writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Jared Kaufman merges two of his passions: journalism and food. But those two things just scratch the surface of his […]
May 28, 2025
Fondue for Shavuot
Classic Cheese Fondue & Chocolate Fondue Shavuot, which begins Sunday evening, June 1, is the second of our three pilgrimage holidays – Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. It comes seven weeks […]
April 1, 2025
Foody Fun Pesach
The minute Purim is over, I start thinking about Passover. Who am I kidding? I start thinking about Pesach right after Tu b’Shvat, but I try not to DO anything […]
March 11, 2025
Purim – It’s Not What it Seems
Like Tu b’Shvat, which I wrote about last month, Purim also suffers from the image of being a pediatric holiday. Purim is fun. We give and get gifts of food, […]
February 11, 2025
Tu b’Shvat Is Not Just for Children: Mushroom Walnut Loaf with Mushroom Gravy
Tu b’Shvat, which begins Wednesday evening, Feb. 12, is a beautiful holiday that offers deep meaning to us personally and as a people. Sadly, its celebration is often limited to […]
January 9, 2025
Razava A Welcome, And Needed, Addition To The Twin Cities Food Scene
A kosher restaurant owner once told me that it’s not enough just to be a kosher restaurant; since the Twin Cities doesn’t have the population of kosher-keeping Jews to keep […]
December 24, 2024
Hanukkah Miracle Latkes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Delicious
I grew up in a big family that has always entertained a variety of eaters. At holiday meals, dishes would be organized buffet-style into sections labeled “kosher,” “vegetarian,” and “heathen.” […]