Merry Jewish Christmas: How Chinese food and the movies became a time-honored tradition for American Jews

Like many minority groups, Jews have always created ways of adapting to the societies in which they live, but whose culture they do not totally share. And one thing that means is a collection of ...
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‘Traditional’ Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an influential role in how Jews mark Rosh Hashana

Judaism possesses an elaborate system that determines what foods Jews can eat and which ones can be eaten together. Rafael Ben-Ari/Photodisc via Getty Images The end of August inaugurated the Hebrew ...

NPR Student Podcast Challenge: Why many Jewish families order Chinese on Christmas

Chinese takeout on Christmas. How did this happen? A group of New York City high schoolers shared their reporting with NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

Food for Thought: The Jewish Food Society Rang in Hanukkah With a Wintry Weekend in the Catskills

Held at Scribner’s Catskill Lodge, the weekend—which featured a Shabbat dinner, a hamin brunch, and a latkes and martinis ...
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The data is in: For many in the Northeast, Christmas isn’t Christmas without Chinese food

It’s not just a myth that Jews head to Chinese restaurants on Christmas. It’s science! Sort of. A new report from the ...
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Does Costco Sell Kosher Food? Here's What You Need To Know

A hand holds up a Costco membership card with a Costco food court in the background - Andy.LIU/Shutterstock If you have a kosher shopping list, you may wonder which stores are your best bets for ...

Baltimore’s Hanukkah food gets a shakeup: Loaded latkes, Dubai chocolate sufganiyot

Baltimore-area Jewish restaurants are reinventing Hanukkah fare with global flavors and modern twists while still honoring ...
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The Jewish Food Festival returns to Mequon this weekend, here's what to know

A few years ago, Rabbi Moshe Luchins and his wife, Sheina, questioned why, among the Milwaukee area's extensive summer festival line up, there was no festival celebrating Jewish culture. After hosting ...

How kosher is beer? As with other products, it’s increasingly complicated.

In November, three of America’s largest kosher certifying organizations came together to release new guidance regarding the ...
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'Traditional' Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an influential role in how Jews mark Rosh Hashana

(THE CONVERSATION) The end of August inaugurated the Hebrew month of Elul, when Jews all over the world start getting ready for the High Holidays: the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashana followed 10 days ...