If you’re looking to add some flair to your Rosh Hashanah table, these apples, which are imprinted with Stars of David and Rosh Hashanah greetings, might do the trick. Fun to Eat Fruit, a company specializing in imprinted fruits, is selling the holiday-themed apples in time for the Jewish New Year, when Jews traditionally dip…
Tu B’Av is the quirky Jewish older brother of Valentine’s Day. Here’s what you need to know about this ancient day of love: This romantic holiday used to be the Second Temple period version of a singles mixer. Jewish women would go dancing in the vineyards, according to the Talmud, and unmarried men would go…
Tu B’av is being called the Jewish holiday of love. Here, some dessert recipes to help spark passion in the kitchen and elsewhere. Plum Cake With Lime and Rose It doesn’t get much better than this. Summer fruit, a hint of rose… and thou. Homemade Cherry-Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Sandwiches Food editor Liza Schoenfein’s homemade…
I have always lacked both talent and interest in athletics, making many “fun” Fourth of July activities (anything involving physical exertion) not so “fun” for me. However, this year, I looked forward to taking part in a very unique sporting competition: the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest. The Fourth of July weekend was one in…
The following is an excerpt from the memoir “My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, With Recipes” by Dawn Lerman (Berkley Books, September 2015). My maternal grandmother, Beauty, always told me that the way to a man’s heart was through his stomach — and by the look of pure delight on my…
Excuse me, Sir, there’s a knish on your tie. No, really. Frantically searching for last-minute Father’s Day ideas? We’ve got it tied up. Inspired by the success of “Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli” author Ted Merwin is launching a line of men’s ties emblazoned with Katz’s Deli pastrami sandwiches, knishes…
No one apart from Hallmark actually cares about Father’s Day. It’s on the calendar as a toothless Title IX quid pro quo so that dads don’t whine about Mother’s Day. But that’s okay, according to the way the patriarchy has it set up, we men have it easier than our female counterparts. So we expect…
The upcoming festival of Shavuot, which means “weeks,” marks the end of a seven-week period that begins during Passover, and the receiving of the Torah under a cloud of smoke at Mount Sinai. “And all the people saw the thunder and lightning, and the sound of the shofar, and the mountain in smoke; when the…
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