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University of Chicago Student Government to Vote on Retraction, Apology After Statement Calling for ‘Free Palestine From the River to the Sea’
Student government representatives at the University of Chicago are weighing a resolution to retract a recent statement from the body calling for "a Palestine...
Chabad Rabbi From New York Competes on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ Cooking Competition
A Chabad rabbi from Rhinebeck, NY, will face off a priest, a pastor and a nun-in-training in an upcoming episode of the Food Network's reality show, "Chopped," Lubavitch.com reported. Rabbi Hanoch Hecht - who teaches up-and-coming chefs about the intricacies of kosher dietary laws at...
‘God Is in My Kitchen’: Grandma Beauty’s Hamantaschen Recipe
JNS.org - In her recently published memoir, My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes (Berkley Books, September 2015), New York Times wellness blogger and nutritionist Dawn Lerman shares her food journey and that...
Home of Freud and…Pita? Israelis Make Culinary Mark in Vienna
JNS.org - Several Viennese Jews have made a lasting impact on the world. Sigmund Freud’s investigations changed the face of modern psychology. Composer Arnold Schoenberg’s innovations in atonal music changed the face of music. These days,...
The Brewish State: Israel Taps Into Growing Craft Beer Bazaar
JNS.org - It’s widely known that Israel has penetrated the wine market, with some of its...
Wine Brings Judea and Samaria to Tel Aviv
JNS.org - Wine has long been considered a social lubricant, and it’s Nir Lavie’s hope that...
The Creme de la Creme of 2015’s Israeli Wines
With the Gregorian year of 2015 closing in 24 hours or so, it’s time for...
Celebrities Express Their Love of Jewish Braided Bread Ahead of ‘Kids Challah Bake’
Celebrities are expressing their love for challah as part of a new campaign that seeks to unite...
Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Chefs Strive for Next Iconic Dish
JNS.org - The Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem this week announced its participation in the second year of “Taste...
University of Chicago Student Government to Vote on Retraction, Apology After Statement Calling for ‘Free Palestine From the River to the Sea’
Student government representatives at the University of Chicago are weighing a resolution to retract a recent statement from the body calling for "a Palestine that...
Chabad Rabbi From New York Competes on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ Cooking Competition
A Chabad rabbi from Rhinebeck, NY, will face off a priest, a pastor and a nun-in-training in an upcoming episode of the Food Network's reality show, "Chopped," Lubavitch.com reported. Rabbi...
‘God Is in My Kitchen’: Grandma Beauty’s Hamantaschen Recipe
JNS.org - In her recently published memoir, My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes (Berkley Books, September 2015), New York Times wellness blogger...
Home of Freud and…Pita? Israelis Make Culinary Mark in Vienna
JNS.org - Several Viennese Jews have made a lasting impact on the world. Sigmund Freud’s investigations changed the face of modern psychology. Composer Arnold Schoenberg’s innovations...
The Brewish State: Israel Taps Into Growing Craft Beer Bazaar
JNS.org - It’s widely known that Israel has penetrated the wine market, with some of its sophisticated Israeli blends surpassing historically excellent wines from areas such...
Wine Brings Judea and Samaria to Tel Aviv
JNS.org - Wine has long been considered a social lubricant, and it’s Nir Lavie’s hope that wine from his Har Bracha Winery in the Samarian hills...
The Creme de la Creme of 2015’s Israeli Wines
With the Gregorian year of 2015 closing in 24 hours or so, it’s time for the best wines of the year. In keeping with “Yossie’s...
Celebrities Express Their Love of Jewish Braided Bread Ahead of ‘Kids Challah Bake’
Celebrities are expressing their love for challah as part of a new campaign that seeks to unite Jewish children around a bake-off of the braided bread to be...
Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Chefs Strive for Next Iconic Dish
JNS.org - The Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem this week announced its participation in the second year of “Taste of Waldorf Astoria,” a global culinary contest from Waldorf Astoria...
Tel Aviv Has World’s Best Vegetarian Food, Says Popular Travel Magazine
A major travel magazine has crowned Tel Aviv home to the best vegetarian food in the world. Conde Nast Traveler on Tuesday said the White City earned the title...
Can Bridal Fashionista Berta Balilti Turn Israel Into the Dress-Up Nation?
JNS.org - It’s already known as the “start-up nation.” But can bridal fashionista Berta Balilti turn Israel into the dress-up nation? Balilti, owner of Berta Bridal, presides...
Israeli Hummus Joint Offers 50 Percent Discount to Jews and Arabs Dining Together
A hummus cafe in central Israel is offering a 50 percent discount to Arab and Jewish customers who sit together. Kobi Tzafrir, the owner of the...
New Video Shows American Kids Reviewing Israeli Food After Tasting Dishes for First Time (VIDEO)
A new video circulating online shows eight American children reacting -- mostly positively -- to their first taste of the famed Israeli eggplant salad/dip, known in Hebrew as...
‘Pastry Secrets’ Arrive Just in Time for Rosh Hashanah
JNS.org - Babka. Strudel. Stollen. Danish pastry. Not to mention Gugelhopf and Charlotte. The names set the mouth to watering and conjure up lovingly concocted pastries...