Making Recycling A Norm In The Religious Community
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy prepares bottles of grape juice to be distributed to people in need during the preparations for the upcoming Jewish Pesach (Passover) holiday on March 31, 2015 in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem
ReJews is a nonprofit organization that bills itself as the face of recycling in the Jewish world. Environmental consciousness is rarely seen as a uniquely Jewish concern, sidelined for the more flashy causes of Arab-Israeli coexistence, religious rights, concerns about assimilation and the like. But recycling is important, according to Henry Goodelman, ReJews founder, and it’s time we make it a priority in the religious Jewish community, too.
Knock Your Father’s Socks Off With This ‘Dessert Of Mankind’
Photography by Martin Westlake
Dessert of Mankind
What We Talk About When We Talk About Baconnaise
What is baconnaise? I first began hearing the name bandied around when I began research on bacon substitutes. I heard whispers of it in restaurant bathrooms and in anonymous comment forums dedicated to the goings on of the kosher world.
How To Throw Your Own Interfaith Eid Dinner
Eid al-Fitr (meaning the feast for breaking the fast) is the celebratory feast that marks the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting, prayer and introspection for Muslims. It’s a day of thanksgiving and joy, where Muslims wear new clothes, prepare delicious foods, put up lights and decorations and give each other gifts.
Who Can Resist My Top Gun? A Father’s Day Recipe
Photography by Martin Westlake
