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


Astros Jewish secret weapon for the Playoffs

Astros manager Dusty Baker hopes matzah ball soup will give his team a playoffs boost

 Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen (57) reacts and Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman (2) runs to first base after hitting a home run during the first inning at Minute Maid Park, September 30, 2022.

‘Modern Jewish Comfort Food’ gives classics a 21st-century spin

Shannon Sarna spoke to JTA about what comfort food means to her and what she hopes readers will take away from her book in trying times.

 Shannon Sarna, author of "Modern Jewish Comfort Food," stands over a pot of chicken soup, one of the many comfort food recipes in her new book.

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