Sam Lin-Sommer is an editorial fellow at the Forward. You can reach him by email at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter at @SamLinSommer.
Sam Lin-Sommer
By Sam Lin-Sommer
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News Queens College has been a model of Muslim-Jewish cooperation. Can it stay that way after Oct. 7?
A student body that is 1/3rd Jewish and 1/6th Muslim struggles for harmony amid war
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Residents of Morningside Heights say it's business as usual in their Upper Manhattan community
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The search for soft matzo
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How a Newfoundland chef’s stew of smoked meat and split peas becomes a pastrami pea soup in Brooklyn
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Food 7 under-the-radar Purim treats you can get from NYC bakeries
Tired of dry Hamantashen and boring fillings, I went on a quest for something new
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Food Where can you find the best egg cream in the world? Not New York
Philadelphia's Franklin Fountain won the first National Egg Cream Invitational with an unconventional take on the New York classic
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Podcast digs into what really happened in fracas at Chabad Lubavitch headquarters
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Micah Siva talks 'Nosh,' her new cookbook on veggie-centric Jewish food
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