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My Teacher’s Criminal Veggie Patch
Back in the 11th grade, Julie Bass was planting the seeds of civic responsibility and awareness as my favorite high school teacher, at a small Chabad girls’ high school in Oak Park, MI. Today, she faces a misdemeanor and up to 93 days in jail for planting a vegetable garden in her front yard. Ever…
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Jewish Food Movement Rising
Last week, the California based advocacy group Roots of Change posted a video called “Food Movement Rising”. This inspiring video reminds us of the challenges that we face and the responses that we can make to our contemporary food system. The video encourages people who are passionate about the food movement to connect with each…
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Limonana: Sparkling Summer
Israelis know a thing or two about the heat. Located in the Middle East, between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, amidst desert and blazing sun, summer begins in late April and lasts well into November. A staple of the long summer season is the naturally cooling limonana. A simple drink, limonana is an innocent…
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CSA Unboxed: Beets
Beets — most people either love them or hate them. It’s amusing listening to other CSA members pick up beets with the consistent refrains of yippee or oh-no. They really are a polarizing vegetable. This is unfortunate, in my opinion, given their availability for much of the growing season and their ability to keep well…
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A Letter to Our Readers
Dear Reader, For nearly a year, the Jew & the Carrot blog has been a partnership between Hazon and the Forward, bringing together the work of the Jewish food movement with exceptional writing and reporting about what we eat and how it is produced and prepared. As online communication continues to evolve, so have our…
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Frozen Friday: Religion, Politics and Ice Cream, Oh My!
In 1984 President Ronald Reagan declared July National Ice Cream Month. In honor of the month, we’ll be celebrating this delicious food each week with Frozen Fridays, a series about Jews and ice cream. People are fascinated with the idea of the afterlife and whether Jews believe in Heaven and Hell. Now, I’m no professional…
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Mixing Bowl: Egg Industry Announcement; Mark Bittman Goes to Iowa
The Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers announced yesterday that they will urge lawmakers to create legislation that would protect the living conditions of hens used in the egg industry. “This would mark the first federal law regulating the treatment of animals on farms,” says CNN’s Eatocracy. More on the…
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Q&A: Molly Birnbaum on the Power of Scent
At 22, Molly Birnbaum was set to become a chef. She was working in a Boston-area restaurant and had been accepted to America’s premier culinary school, the Culinary Institute of America. While out for a run one day, she was hit by a car. In addition to her injuries, she lost her sense of smell,…
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A Virtual Taste of the Lower East Side
“Take a big deep breath, smell that pickle-ness, because 100 years ago this is what the Lower East Side would have smelled like,” Sarah Lohman, of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum said recently. Lohman was leading the museum’s newest walking tour “The Taste of the Lower East Side.” Tour-goers learned about the various cuisines…
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Feeding the Jewish Community of Cuba
The Jewish population of Cuba, once over 15,000, has dwindled to just over 1,000 in recent years, but their dedication to maintaining that community is strong. The three synagogues (an Orthodox, Conservative Ashkenzi and Conservative Sephardi) in Havana serve as community centers, distribution centers for donated food and medical supplies, party halls and, of course,…
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A Jewish Diet for the Ages
When we toast ‘L’Chaim’ (to life), we mean just that. Cornell Medical College has embarked on a research project to determine if there is a genetic reason why Ashkenazi Jews to live so long. Jewcy provided their own dietary plan — grapefruit and an egg for breakfast, sardines and horseradish for lunch — for a…
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