By Leah Koenig
A novel and a cookbook coming out this month tell stories of love, craving and family lost and gained, all through the experience of food — particularly the dishes of the Persian Gulf.
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By Leah Koenig
South African Jews held tight to Lithuanian seder traditions. But they spiced them up with ingredients no one in the Old Country ever dreamt of.
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By Leah Koenig
Beejy Barhany traveled from her village in Ethiopia to Israel and later moved to New York. Through the journey, she held tightly to her community’s unique flavors and recipes.
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By Leah Koenig
In this week’s edition of the Forward, Ingredients columnist Leah Koenig writes about the
Shabbat traditions of the Ethiopian Jewish community. Savor the recipes below.
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By Leah Koenig
A pamphlet proclaiming: ‘Jews brought chocolate-making to France,’ sent Rabbi Deborah Prinz on a five year quest to unearth the sweet history of Jews and chocolate.
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