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Camp Newman Challah

Recipe by:
Levi Gettleman
This challah was perfected by longtime Newman camper and staff member Levi Gettleman, who is now in rabbinic school at Hebrew Union College.

Hamin Kharshuf

Recipe by:
Joel Haber
I invented this stew to highlight one of my favorite winter vegetables in Israel. Cardoon (kharshuf in Hebrew) looks like a prehistoric celery.

Cochini Hamin

Recipe by:
Joel Haber
This chicken and rice stew originated with the Cochini Jews in Kerala, India.

Persian (Shirazi) Khalebibi

Recipe by:
Joel Haber
This stew originates in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, and its name is one of the more interesting ones among the world’s Shabbat stews.

Basic Vegetarian Hamin

Recipe by:
Joel Haber
This recipe mixes various influences from the Sephardi diaspora while avoiding meat. It works well on its own, but is even better as a base for experimenting with different flavors.