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 Pastrami and Our Jewish Identity
Ted Merwin (above) writes that the roots of secular Jewish culture in America were, to a large extent, in the deli. The title of Ted Merwin’s new book isn’t completely accurate. is billed as “An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli.” But the book’s so packed with insights on American Jewish identity, assimilation and mobility…
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Food Finding God in a Carrot Field
A surprising religious journey awaited Shira Wolf in the rolling fields of this sustainable farm in Danby, Connecticut. I’m a nice Jewish girl. I’ve lived in New York City, gone to synagogue, and attended modern Orthodox Jewish day schools my whole life. Which is why it struck many of my friends and fellow community members…
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Food YidLife Crisis Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple
YidLife Crisis’ Jamie Elman (second from left) and Eli Batalion (second from right), flanked by a couple of unidentified hassidim. food festival, I had a lightening-fast confab with Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman, the duo behind the Yiddish-language sitcom YidLife Crisis. They were rushing around in the heat, shadowed by a cameraman, talking fast and…
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Food Jewish Food Goes Global and All the Weekly Dish
Israeli Mezze Meets NY Deli in London. When opens in London on October 15, look for house-smoked fish, hand-rolled bagels and a menu “somewhere between a Tel Aviv mezze and a New York deli,” according to owner Joel Braham, who’s taking inspiration from “fantastic places like the Mile End Deli and Russ and Daughters in…
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Books ‘Eating Delancey’ — and Enjoying Every Morsel
— what a super name for a book. I’ve had this relatively new volume by Aaron Rezny and Jordan Schaps on my desk for a little while now, and I keep dipping back into it because it’s so rich in delicious tidbits about the Jewish foodways of New York’s Lower East Side. It’s kind of…
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Food Chubby Chickpea Kosher No More
Boston’s first kosher food truck is backing up on its kosher certification. , whose opening the Forward touted in 2013, Tweeted last week that “effective immediately our truck has decided to give up its Kosher Certification. Love the KVH; just made sense.” KVH is the kashrut division of the Rabbinical Council of New England. In…
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Food Cooking My Way Through the Torah
The chopped ingredients for “Joseph’s Technicolor Stew,” a dish inspired by the Torah portion Vayeshev. As a foodie, I eat seasonally. But this year, my menus are planned week by week, and around more than just what’s available at the market. I’m eating along with the cycle of the Torah readings. The Recipes Golden Beet…
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Recipes Roasted Red and Yellow Pepper Dip
A symbolic reading of Genesis inspired this roasted pepper dip. This year, I decided to cook a recipe based on each week’s Torah portion as part of a project to better understand Jewish teachings on food and agriculture. Read: Make: Golden Beet and Mushroom Salad One of my memorable dishes was derived from the Torah…
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