SHARON — When Mandy Silverman's mother called her after a Rosh Hashanah brunch 11 years ago, she had no idea that conversation would change her life — especially considering her mother was simply ...

But as I began longing for a more traditional Jewish lifestyle, and gradually became more observant, I was intrigued by an Orthodox friend of mine, Elaine, who baked challah every erev shabbos (every ...

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“It’s just really good bread, all religion aside,” says the New York-based entrepreneur. (New York Jewish Week) — Dolly Meckler did not grow up making challah — the sweet, pillowy bread that is the ...

Most people know challah - a Jewish egg bread - as a braided loaf. But truth is, it can take on a variety of shapes. And at Rosh Hashana it often is formed into a spiral, which is meant to symbolize ...

Carnival is rolling, meaning the king cake is everywhere. Until Mardi Gras, we're sampling far and wide around the king cake realm. Here's today's cake: I grew up eating challah bread every weekend, ...

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At a certain point, every Jewish-cookbook writer has to confront the issue of mortality: the fact that most traditional Jewish foods, like most traditional Jewish languages, have either vanished or ...