Challah “Babka” Bread Pudding
This recipe is a twist on classic babka. Instead of being made with challah dough, it is made from the baked challah!
Breaded Chicken Schnitzel
Persian Cauliflower and Raisin Kuku
Persian Spinach and Pine Nut Kuku
Challah Cheese Souffle
This non-collapsing soufflé is perfect to make with younger children with short attention spans.
Rio Roots: On Being Jewish in Brazil
My grandparents came to Brazil from Europe in the 1920s, and my parents were born in Brazil. My mother's Brazilian roots were in the northern state of Maranhão, which had a very small Jewish community.
A Nice Place to Visit, But…
There are people with hearts of stone; there are stones with human hearts.
-The Wall, by Yossi Gamzu
Holding My Father's Prayer Book
Guila remembers holding the prayer book for her father, who had cerebral palsy, every Yom Kippur. "What many might imagine to have been a dreary religious obligation was, for me, a highly emotional, touching experience."
This Yom Kippur, Try a Little Tenderness
Thirty years ago, Rabbi Motti Rotem, the first sabra (Israeli-born Jew) to be ordained as a Reform rabbi in Israel, addressed his congregation from the pulpit before Yom Kippur.