The challah that changed everything: Tracing Jewish baking back to Poland
Laurel Kratochvila’s Dobre, Dobre brings Jewish baking home
Laurel Kratochvila’s Dobre, Dobre brings Jewish baking home
The crisis represents a one-two punch for locals still reeling from the abrupt closure of Absolute Bagels
The gargantuan loaf was a collaboration between Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Jewish Federations of North America and the Orthodox Union
Baking challah meant nothing special until I discovered a recipe named for the European city my father was from.
An archive of challahs past, ‘Parchment,’ from artist Rob Shostak, makes use of the delicate imprints each loaf leaves during the baking process
The British version of the baking show has grown famous for flubbing everything Jewish. But in Australia, it’s a different story.
As often happens with old souls, our nearly 12-year-old Schnauzer is showing a late-life hunger for religious sustenance. He rouses himself from cushioned slumber whenever we prepare for Friday night Shabbat dinner, fidgeting as I place the candles, wine cups and especially bread board on our dining room table. He also joins my wife and…
My great-grandmother Chana Klein, whom we all called Bubbie, was a powerhouse at 4’10” and an accomplished Jewish cook who didn’t share recipes. When she was a widow, all the men in the morning minyan at my shul chased her, but she was faithful to her beloved husband who she met only once before her…
100% of profits support our journalism