This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish food, which draws influence from Israeli, Middle Eastern, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi, and Palestinian traditions, among others.
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Culture Could my love of oysters actually be kosher?
At the turn of the 20th century, rabbis argued that bivalves were OK to eat — which is good news for a Jewish oyster shucker like me
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Culture Can Manischewitz make matzo ball soup hot again?
The age-old brand ran an art show in an attempt to build cool-kid hype for Jewish brands
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Culture I attended a world record-breaking Shabbat dinner. You won’t believe how much we ate.
At ‘The Big Shabbat,’ the food just kept coming
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News Beer is no longer automatically kosher, rabbis say. Will observant Jews skip the Dos Equis?
Pour one out for craft breweries
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Looking Forward What Hailey Bieber smoothies and instant matzo ball soup reveal about American Jewish taste
If the kosher deli is out, what's taking its place?
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Food Harlem’s queen of Ethiopian Jewish cuisine knows that the histories of Jews and Africans are inseparable
At Tsion Cafe, Beejhy Barhany tells her community's story through food
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Looking Forward Katz’s Deli is a mecca for food influencers — it kills me to see them butcher its good name
Some of the most-viewed videos of the New York institution bungle their delivery
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Culture Like Jews of yore, huddled masses gather upon an island, yearning to breathe free and eat good food
On Governors Island, The Great Nosh reimagined the classics and provided a break from the tsuris
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