Jewish food

Jerusalem highlights: May 29-June 4

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

My Life with Arthur Szyk  (see Tuesday).
Pastel con carne.

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

A page from the first kosher cookbook published in England from 1846, titled "The Jewish Manual of Modern Cookery, With a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints Relating to the Toilette," May 26, 2026.

National Library of Israel acquires copy of UK's oldest kosher cookbook belonging to Montefiores

Chicken soup.

Winter in Jerusalem: Cozy soups, simple treats to warm your heart and home


Ballpark food for Bubbe? Manischewitz promotes 'gefilte fish dogs'

Manischewitz described the gefilte dogs as "an American tradition your Bubbie will love."

 Manischewitz's Gefilte Dogs

How Zabar’s, NY’s iconic Jewish grocery, got its start

The space Charlie recommended was in the Crystal Pure Food Market, at 2249 Broadway, between West 80th and 81st streets.

 THE FAMED Zabar’s on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

Passover Desserts: Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Finding desserts that are both tasty and Kosher for Passover can be tricky, but these almond butter chocolate chip cookies

 Passover-friendly peanut butter cookies are a super tasty, chewy cookie that is good enough to enjoy all year.

Ukrainian-style Passover Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Make some in solidarity with the Jews who were forced to flee their homes during this year’s Russia-Ukraine war.

 Stuffed cabbage is popular in Ukraine and is known as holubtsi, which literally translates as "little pigeons".

To help Ukraine, these Jewish bakers are making Hamantaschen

Bakers across the American and European diaspora – from Portland to Warsaw – have taken to making Ukraine-themed Hamantashen this Purim in solidarity and support of Ukrainian victims.

 Hamantashen for Ukraine for sale.

Petah Tikva man chokes on falafel, saved by EMTs passing by

When United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Neria Cohen left a Petah Tikvah store, he heard a commotion – along with cries for help – coming from the shop next door, where a man was choking on falafel.

Three falafel and salad-filled pitas.

University of Chicago Hillel hosts 75th Latke-Hamantash Debate

Since 1946, UChicago has hosted a debate on whether latkes or hamantaschen are the superior Jewish holiday food.

 BAKED POTATO latkes.

Just in time for Hanukkah, New York’s leading artisanal doughnut chain is now kosher

Open since 2010, Dough shuttered all but one storefront during the height of the pandemic, operating only out of its West 19th Street location.

Nechama's doughnuts

Impossible Pork shouldn't be kosher - opinion

"We should be glad that technology has created a meaningful difference between veggie beef and veggie pork — but if the distinction is there, the ban on the pork must be, too."

The Reubecca is a pork-heavy take on a Reuben sandwich.

Kreplach, anyone? A fable of a New York childhood

I especially like “Jewish” food, which, quite peculiarly, starts more often than not with a K: Kugel, knish, kichel, kuchen, knaidlach, and my personal favorite – kreplach.

 Kreplach