Michelle Honig
By Michelle Honig
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Food Yes, Ham Glaze Is Kosher, And It’s Certified By The OU
The Internet was abuzz today when someone posted an image to the “Judaism” subreddit of an OU-kosher-certified ham glaze from Boar’s Head. The prohibition against eating pig is one of the most well-known of the laws of kashruth. Every Jew, kosher-observant or not, knows this. Every Muslim, who are also barred from eating pig, knows…
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Life 6 Non-Leather Shoes For Yom Kippur That Are Infinitely Better Than Crocs
This Yom Kippur, as you search through your closet for non-leather shoes to observe the dictates of the holy day, please can we all just say no to crocs? Yes I have written before of my strange obsession with Christopher Kane’s furry iteration of crocs, and yes, crocs are seeing a surge in popularity this…
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Life Why Something Navy’s Nordstrom Collection And Launch Was A Disaster
On Monday, Arielle (née Nachmani) Charnas, proprietor of the pretty yet rather banal fashion blog, Something Navy, launched her collection, Treasure Bound x Something Navy, at Nordstroms nationwide. The collection, predictably, was as pretty and banal as one would expect: a pair of slouchy knee-high boots, lots of basic sweaters and a propensity for arm…
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Food How I Get My Caffeine Fix On Yom Kippur — With A Suppository
Eight years ago, the Forward wrote about the growing trend for caffeine suppositories among the devout to help get them through a day of fasting and praying, without even having to break their caffeine habit. Since then, the trend has exploded, infiltrating every pharmacy with a sizeable Jewish (usually Orthodox) population. Before Yom Kippur, as…
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Food Forward Staffers Dish On Their Yom Kippur Food Cravings — What Are Yours?
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year. It’s the day when we become like angels: We pray all day and night and we don’t eat as we beg God for forgiveness; for Him to grant us a good year. But that doesn’t mean we always succeed. At least we don’t always succeed at…
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Life 8 Chic Modest Dresses Under $100 For The Synagogue Runway on Rosh Hashanah
Jewish holidays are joyous occasions — food abounds, the family gathers together and there’s laughing, singing and (sometimes) dancing. But nothing stresses out the modern Jewish woman quite like finding the perfect outfit to wear for the holiday. You see, besides for being edifices of holiness and prayer, synagogues are also the Jewish version of…
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Food 5 Ways To Match Your Clothes To Your Rosh Hashanah Dishes
Are you the kind of person who insists on matching the polish on your fingernails to your toenails? Does the idea of print mixing stress you out? Do you ascribe to arcane style rules like matching your bag to your shoe? Well, luckily for all you anal-retentive ladies, I have a proposal that will blow…
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Food The Best New Kosher Restaurants In New York
Here are the nominees for the Forward Food Choice Award for best new kosher restaurant in New York. Learn more about the awards and vote for your favorites here. Bison & Bourbon Located in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, Bison & Bourbon, which opened in May 2016, is housed in what used to be a…
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