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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Food Corn Risotto: One last bite of the summer that never was
#tweetyourshabbat is a global movement founded by Carly Pildis, celebrating the struggle and joy of getting Shabbat on the table every week. This is a place for real dinners and real conversations about Jewish life. Join us at Forward in sharing what you’ll be eating and how your feeling this week at #TweetYourShabbat The summer…
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News Hunger is the problem. David Hertz has a solution.
The Brazilian chef and activist David Hertz has been preparing for this pandemic long before it hit. When it did, the virus laid bare a lot of gaps in American society, but perhaps the harshest one is this: between those who can enjoy the time to make sourdough, cook meals with their family and plant…
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Food It’s OK to need your mom ( and her lemon squares)
#tweetyourshabbat is a global movement founded by Carly Pildis, celebrating the struggle and joy of getting Shabbat on the table every week. This is a place for real dinners and real conversations about Jewish life. Join us at Forward in sharing what you’ll be eating and how your feeling this week at #TweetYourShabbat After seven…
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Food Bone broth plus gelatin makes p’tcha, a hot weather Ashkenazi delight
In the midst of what was an unbearable heat wave in Los Angeles, I was struggling to figure what to eat that’s not just refreshing and cooling, but also interesting and nourishing. Enter p’tcha. Yes, this old-fashioned, queerly quivering meat jelly has become my go-to summer dish this year. P’tcha can go by many names…
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Food Danielle Renov’s new cookbook celebrates Sephardic and Askenazic food—just not raisins
There are 86 things Jerusalem-based, Long Island-born food blogger Danielle Renov wants you to know about her new kosher cookbook, “Peas Love & Carrots” — and about cooking in general. She lists them across two pages right up front, and like the book itself the list is highly practical and deeply personal — a combination…
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Food An heirloom tomato tart for a socially-distant picnic Shabbat I #TweetYourShabbat
#tweetyourshabbat is a global movement founded by Carly Pildis, celebrating the struggle and joy of getting Shabbat on the table every week. This is a place for real dinners and real conversations about Jewish life. Join us at Forward in sharing what you’ll be eating and how your feeling this week at #TweetYourShabbat I love…
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Fast Forward Arab Israeli tahini company faces boycott after LGBT donation
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Arab Israeli-owned tahini company is facing a backlash after its owner donated to an Israeli LGBT rights group. Julia Zaher, who owns Al Arz tahini, made a “significant” donation to a rights group called Aguda to create a hotline for Arabic-speaking LGBT Israelis. After Aguda, tweeted appreciation in Arabic and in…
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Fast Forward Check your hummus: Study finds high levels of possible carcinogen
(JTA) – That hummus may not be as healthful as you want to believe, according to an environmental advocacy group’s latest research. Laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group found glyphosate, the chemical better known as Roundup, in 80% of conventional chickpeas and hummus tested. Glyphosate, commonly used to kill weeds, is considered a likely…
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