Holiday cooking

The Persian winter solstice tradition of Yalda pairs perfectly with Hanukkah

Erev Yalda: Merging Hanukkah and Persian solstice traditions for a festive celebration of light and community.

 Tannaz Sassooni shows off an Erev Yalda spread in Los Angeles in December 2023. Rachel Sumekh, her collaborator, stands at the back wearing red.
 Mimi Neeman and the Ma’afeh Neeman Collection in Memory of Nadav Noller

Nadav's donuts: Ne'eman Bakery honors a fallen soldier

 H&M HOME and Orly Robinson

Creating a welcoming table for a memorable holiday experience

 Granola bars

In the Kitchen with Henny: Hope for Tu Bishvat


Hanukkah-style jelly doughnuts aren't as hard to make as you'd think

No shortcuts: Chen Mizrahi's recipe requires time and patience, but it's worth it.

 Homemade donuts with jam. That's how you do it right

How 'The Holiday' Sukkot is celebrated throughout the ages - opinion

Sukkot, as a holiday, is imbued with significance.

 A CHABAD sukkah is positioned in Union Square Park, New York City, in 2016

Doctor's warning: Avoid using these pans in your kitchen

Discover the health risks associated with scratched or worn non-stick and ceramic pans.

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My mom’s hamantaschen recipe carries the memories that she is losing - opinion

As an adult with young kids of my own, I get it, but as a child, it didn’t occur to me that my mother had already spent hours setting everything up.

Hamantaschen cookies for Purim, "Oznei Haman" in Hebrew ‏

Can't quite get that old-fashioned latkes flavor? Here you go

Inspired by Eastern European cuisine, with a touch of orange, fresh strawberry sauce and sour cream: These are the real-deal old-fashioned latkes

 Sweet cheese latkes with strawberry syrup

Nefesh B’Nefesh hosts over 700 olim at Thanksgiving dinners

Nefesh B'Nefesh held a series of events from Thursday through Shabbat all across the country.

 Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Co-Founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Bonnie Rosenbaum, Co-Director of The Michael Levin Base, Noya Govrin, Director of the FIDF, surrounded by lone soldier Olim attending the Thanksgiving dinner at the Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah campus.

Could Thanksgiving have Jewish roots? - opinion

 THE KOSHER bird.

Sukkot: Ashkenazi-Sephardi blend cuisine for the holiday

While the Ashkenazi/Sephardi mash-up is a bold choice, and there is something to be said about preserving our traditions, this soup represents the beauty of Israel and the Jewish people. Enjoy!

 KREPLACH STUFFED with mushroom, carrot and onion.

Having trouble coming up with holiday gifts? Here are some ideas

Rosh Hashanah is the holiday of gifts, especially for those who are being hosted for the holiday and don't want to come empty-handed. So here are some options: some more and some less conventional.

 Woman smells scented candle (Illustrative)

Hanukkah’s hidden hazard: Baker’s asthma

Every year, more than 30,000,000 sufganiyot (Hanukkah donuts) are sold in Israel. Yet, while people indulge, the workers who prepare this oily treat may suffer from "baker’s asthma." Why?

 Itzik Kadosh, co-owner of Café Kadosh, prepares sufganiyot, on November 24, 2021.

In the grain: Festive food of routine

The Jewish year is filled with festivals, each with its own customary, hallmark food - here is a recipe for country bread.

 NOTHING LIKE some comforting country bread.