By Dan Friedman
Israeli novelist Etgar Keret went for a walk with the Forward’s Dan Friedman. They discussed soccer, cheese, sex and blasting the world to pieces.
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By Adeena Sussman
Matzo ball soup in Nolita or kreplach in the new Kutsher’s in Tribeca? Stop rubbing your eyes: Jewish food is indeed having its New York moment in the limelight.
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By Ezra Glinter
The traditional plum brandy has been compared unfavorably to cough syrup. But it has a growing legion of dedicated fans— and its own cocktails.
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By Josh Nathan-Kazis
Andrew Freedman’s odd dream was to help wealthy people who hit hard times. The Bronx home he founded is being renewed after decades of decline.
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By Eli Valley
With nods to ‘Dr. Strangelove’ and Cecil B. DeMille, the Forward’s artist in residence Eli Valley makes a choose-your-own adventure comic for Iran pundits.
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By Naomi Zeveloff
SCHOOL SOLUTIONS: Affordability is a major problem for Jewish day schools. The Hyman Brand school in Overland Park, Kan., took a radical step: It slashed tuition in half.
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By Molly Yeh
Molly Yeh shares her family’s recipe for Chinese soup dumplings, which are a great way to avoid take-out, but still enjoy Chinese food on Christmas.
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By Paul Berger
Hasidic parents named their daughters Chaya Mushka after the death of the Lubavitcher rebbe’s wife in 1988. They filled classrooms and now are starting families of their own.
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By Naomi Zeveloff
There were chuppahs, wedding cakes, wigs, rings and more. But even after going to My Big Fat Jewish Wedding Expo, you’ll still have to find a husband.
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Melissa Shiff’s spinning mandalas are created from Jewish images taken from museum collections. She talks to the Forward’s arts and culture editor, Dan Friedman, about how she chooses the images, how she makes the mandalas and what, exactly, mandalas are.Read More
