Skip To Content

Get our Newsletters

JEWISH. INDEPENDENT. NONPROFIT.

Support Our WorkSupport Our Work

Len Zangwill

By Len Zangwill

Food
Apple Adventures

Photograph by Len Zangwill My son decided that he wanted to pick apples so that the family could make applesauce together. He had just read “Apple Days”, by Alison Sarnoff Soffer, the PJ Library book that had taught him how to do it. My wife and I figured it would be a stretch to find…

By Len Zangwill Oct 2, 2014 | 3 min read
Food
Corn and the CSA

For several years, a key part of our Shabbat has been the weekly journey to the farmer’s market to pick up our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share. Beginning in early July and lasting until approximately mid-September (if we are lucky), freshly picked corn on the cob is the centerpiece of our share. We plan Saturday…

By Len Zangwill Aug 13, 2014 | 3 min read
Food
Always a Good Time for Cheese

I am of the firm opinion that it is always a good time for cheese. I recently learned that the Shavuot holiday has a strong dairy component. I had never known this before, but I was very happy to discover this a day or two after I had completed a highly successful experiment in cheese…

By Len Zangwill Jun 2, 2014 | 3 min read
Recipes
From International Journey to Cultural Connection

The falafel stand was a key stop on the “tour” of Israel. Organized within my son’s active imagination, the imaginary tour was inspired by a Happy Birthday Israel program at our synagogue. This trip was special because it included a participatory component beyond a float in the Dead Sea, a dip in the Mediterranean, a…

By Len Zangwill May 19, 2014 | 3 min read

Explore

Most Popular

In Case You Missed It