Almond and Sesame Seed Brittle
Latkes with Gravlax
Pairing cured salmon with latkes is almost a Jewish cliché, but for good reason.
Peanut Butter Gelt Cookies
The Bloody Maccabeet: A Hanukkah Cocktail
Here's a spicy Hanukkah cocktail to spice up your holiday!
The Latkatini - A Hanukkah Cocktail
Here's a Hanukkah cocktail that mirrors the ingredients used to make latkes and applesauce!
More Than Words on a Page: Social Justice in our Prayer Books
When I left for college my freshman year, I was nervous about exploring a new Jewish community. However, I immediately felt at home as I walked into my university’s Hillel’s Conservative Friday night services and saw the Siddur Sim Shalom, the prayer book I had grown up with.
What is the story behind Hanukkah gelt?
A lot of history and tradition resides in chocolate Hanukkah gelt.
Being Holy - and Staying Alive
Acharei Mot, the first of this week's two parashiyot, begins on an unsettling note—a reminder of the death of Aaron's sons and the suggestion that such tragedies might occur again unless the priests take specified steps to prevent them
Just Like Me, They Long(ed) to Be Close to You
In this week's double parashah, Acharei Mot/K'doshim, there's a one-sentence reference to the mortal sin of Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, who brought "alien fire" into the Mishkan, which we read about in Parashat Sh'mini two weeks ago (see Leviticus 10:1-7).