Shira Feder
By Shira Feder
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The Schmooze A Very Forward Guide To Weed — In Honor Of 420
As we approach the eve of the holy holiday of 4/20, we wanted to take a moment to mark this auspicious occasion. Because marijuana is a central part of Jewish life — in fact, it always has been, as Madison Margolin writes, all the way from ancient Israel to the shtetl. Jews relate to this…
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Food Does Your Jewish Dad Smoke Weed?
When the Forward revealed that weed has always been an integral part of Jewish existence, some Jews were not surprised. More specifically, some Jewish men were not surprised. More specifically, some Jewish dads were not surprised. Under the condition of anonymity, I conducted some brief, semi-formal interviews with these Jewish dads as they came to…
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Food Samsung Just Released A Kosher Phone
When tech giants try in vain to appeal to commoners, the type of people they presume would purchase a cell phone in a vending machine, they often get confused over the best approach to take. With the Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro, the flip-flop wearing frat bros down at Samsung have messed it up again, creating…
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Food Introducing The Triple Porker, The World’s Least Kosher Sandwich
If you’re looking to rebel with a little something extra, this might be the most non-kosher sandwich of all time. The Triple Pork Courtesy of Jeff Mauro Makes 4-6 Large Sandwiches Ingredients: 1 2lb Pork Tenderloin, trimmed of silver skin 1 Cup “Zesty” Mustard ½ pound honey maple ham, sliced very thin 12 slices peppered…
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Food The Curse Of The Dairy Kosher Restaurant in Manhattan
Well, another kosher dairy restaurant has shuttered. Basta, the high-end Manhattan eatery, with its selection of Israeli style dairy dishes, was only open for a scant few months before closing its doors again. In reckoning with the departure of Basta, it’s time to ask some questions about how Jews eat – and what that means…
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Food Julia Turshen Is Making Room At The Table
The question of what it means to be fed is one that has haunted sustainability activists for ages: How much is being spent on feeding people? Who gets to be fed? Who doesn’t? Who’s doing the feeding? Julia Turshen, the bestselling author of Feed the Resistance, one of the best cookbooks of 2017, who lives…
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Food From Martinis To Soups To Smoothies: Tahini Is Key
Oh, tahini. A scant few years ago, nobody even knew who you were, other than hummus’ uglier cousin. You couldn’t go to parties alone, unless you were with one of your chaperones like hummus, baba ghanoush, or halva. You were nothing more than a a Middle Eastern paste of sauce made from ground sesame seeds….
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Food Grilled Cheese Sandwiches For Jaded Adults
A painless but devastating dish, composed of nothing but copious amounts of cheese and bread (although it can be classed up with things like goose eggs and sexed up with things like pesto), grilled cheese sandwiches are one of the simplest pleasures a person can enjoy on this tilting orb of existence. In Tel Aviv,…
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