Shira Feder
By Shira Feder
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Food The Feds Are Spending $21,799 On Yom Kippur Meals For Jewish Inmates
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has set aside $21,799 for kosher items for Jewish prisoners in facilities in the eye of Hurricane Florence this Yom Kippur, TMZ reported. Kosher food in prisons has been the subject of much media attention in recent years, from a storyline on Netflix’s “Orange Is The New Black” about prisoners…
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Food Luxe Kosher Grocery Chain ‘Seasons’ Declares Bankruptcy
Seasons, the once bountiful chain of 100% kosher grocery stores spanning the Upper West Side, Queens, Long Island, New Jersey and Maryland, has now filed for bankruptcy. The filing shows that they are trying to sell the company for $12 million. According to the filings, the company had $5 million in assets but was $42…
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Food After 25 Hours Of Not Eating, Here’s How To Break Your Fast
All of Jewish tradition can be summed up in one handy (and corny) adage: ‘They tried to kill us, they failed, let’s eat.’ But not on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, when Jews often choose to fast for a grueling 25 hours, spent without the comfort of a warm bagel, a piece…
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Food Can A Novice Baker Be Taught From Scratch? This Pastry Legend Says Yes.
Master baker Rose Levy Beranbaum, a pastry legend, has committed to taking her majesty down a few notches to teach those of us who don’t know the basics of mise en place. Offering 600 timeless recipes (when do oatmeal cookies ever go out of style?), Rose’s Baking Basics is nothing less than a series of…
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Food How Challah Baking Can Be A Form Of Self-Care
When I call Dr. Beth Ricanati, she is on her way, fittingly enough, to teach a challah baking class to twelve other women. It’s 8:30 am on a Friday morning, and Ricanati is ready to go, doing what she’s been doing for the past ten years. Ricanati practices internal medicine, but these days one of…
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Food How Elderly Russian Jews Celebrate Jewish Holidays — While Living On $2 A Day
When the Soviet Union fell 30 years ago, a tradition was born. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee began to deliver apples, honey and holiday aid to the thousands of poor, elderly Jews living in the former Soviet Union, often living on $2 a day. “In Jewish tradition, a fundamental source of inspiration is knowing…
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Food The First Kosher-Observant Winner Of ‘Chopped’ Is Only 12 Years Old
Rachel Goldzal is only twelve, but she’s already got a “Chopped” championship under her belt. The Staten Island native, an eighth grader at the Jewish Foundation School and the oldest of four, beat two other twelve-year olds and a ten-year old in the “Chopped” episode that aired on September 4. The Food Network hit, in…
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Food Sodastream Is Trying To Save The World’s Oceans
The ocean is filling up with plastic at an alarming rate. According to Earthday, about 8 million tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean every year. Plastic has been found eleven kilometers deep under water, which means synthetic fibers have penetrated even the most remote regions of the ocean. “We know we need the…
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