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 Would you put jalapeños in matzo ball soup? This Mexican Jewish cookbook says, ‘sí’
New 'Sabor Judio' cookbook delivers recipes with New World flavors and Old World traditions
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Food In a new cookbook, the forgotten Jewish roots of a Sicilian and her sweets
Plus, a recipe for apple and thyme honey cake with toasted fennel and almonds
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Looking Forward Why won’t Kamala Harris talk about her brisket?
Doug Emhoff praised his wife's "mean brisket" at the DNC. I investigated.
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Fast Forward Michael Solomonov aims to simplify Israeli classics for home cooks in ‘Zahav Home’
Solomonov, who is Israeli and has faced protests since Oct. 7, said he hoped the book would provide comfort at a challenging time
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Looking Forward This Chicago deli is a second office for DNC veterans like Obama, Axelrod and now AOC
Some came to Manny’s for the corned beef and matzo balls; others just for the conversation.
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Food At this NYC congregation, food is connecting people to their Judaism
At Temple Shaaray Tefila on the Upper East Side, a program called Manna celebrates Jewish culinary tradition
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Opinion A Palestinian-American chef just won a James Beard Award. Here’s what it means
Food used to bridge cultures. Now it’s politics by other means.
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Opinion Joan Nathan’s new cookbook is about much more than food
’My Life in Recipes’ is the Jewish text we need right now
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