Jewish food

Sweetening the new year: How Jewish food becomes family tradition - opinion

Jewish food is more than what Jews eat. It is what becomes woven into family life, memory, tradition, and the freedom to change what came before.

EMMER & CANE baked goods. Yum!
Stein Stein, owner of Steve Stein's Famous Deli in Northeast Philadelphia, the day after his last day in business, Aug. 24, 2026.

Northeast Philadelphia's last Jewish deli shuts down after over 60 years, most Jews in area left

My Life with Arthur Szyk  (see Tuesday).

Jerusalem highlights: May 29-June 4

Pastel con carne.

The original Jewish brunch: The meal that connects communities, flavors, and memories


Jewish jokes about food: Humor about what all Jews agree about - opinion

One thing we can all agree about is that Jews love food. And we love a joke, so no surprise that there are many Jewish jokes around this topic. 

 The ultimate Jewish dish? Matzah ball soup.

A pastrami sandwich is a new star of Tokyo’s hip food scene

The flavors being served up, though distinctly Jewish and American, are not entirely strange to the Japanese palette.

 An artistic illustrative image of a sandwich sliced in half.

Our Southern kitchens are where Black and Jewish traditions come together

The diversity of ingredients found in our favorite meals reflects the contributions of individuals underrepresented in or absent from earlier accounts of Southern Jewish cuisine.

 A Southern spread featuring a blintz casserole, Hoppin' John and a "kosher" okra gumbo combines histories of Eastern Europe, the American South and the continent of Africa.

An app that can generate 64,000 kosher cheesecake recipes aims to prove AI value for Orthodox Jews

The app’s creator, Brooklyn marketing executive Avi Bree, want to show his fellow Orthodox Jews that ChatGPT and other AI tools can be a boon to Jewish observance, not a threat.

 Apple cheesecake

Na’ama Shefi: Telling the stories behind Jewish, Israeli food

Na’ama Shefi brings forward the stories behind our cuisine, at the Jewish Food Society in New York and the Asif: Culinary Institute of Israel in Tel Aviv.

 NA’AMA SHEFI: Connecting to her heritage.

After I stopped an attack on the subway, the victim and I bonded over Katz's pastrami sandwiches

"As we waited for the train we realized we all had just come from the New-York Historical Society’s 'I’ll Have What She’s Having' exhibit on Jewish delis."

People stand in line at Katz's Delicatessen, the famous deli founded in 1888, in New York's lower East Side

The perfect schnitzel: tips and tricks to make Israel's national dish

The seasoned judges of the "Chef Games" tackled our dream task (and theirs), and came back with life-enhancing insights

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How to fit sufganiyot into your diet

Make sure to eat some nutritious food with your donut!

Yehuda bakery prepares for Hanukkah with freshly baked donuts, or sufganiyot, December 6, 2022.

Fusion food in Jerusalem: A look at Israel's Jewish, Palestinian cuisine

Israel has always been an important region throughout history, being the bridge between three continents. It is no surprise that its culinary history is just as diverse as a result.

 KIMCHI, A traditional Korean side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish (Illustrative).

Future of Jewish religious freedom hangs in balance in EU -opinion

Regarding Jewish religious freedom, tolerance of belief and speech is not enough.

A Star of David necklace.