Blintzes are an iconic and beloved Eastern European Jewish food — thinly cooked pancakes (crepes) filled with potato, vegetables or cheese. There is no shortage of ways to make them — sweet, savory, ...

The words “sweater weather” fill you with glee. You know the exact date that your favorite coffee shop releases their line of autumnal lattes. You’re about to stream “Gilmore Girls” for the 30th time.

For many American Jews and for many Americans in general, lox is the luscious topping to their Sunday morning bagel and schmear (generous serving of cream cheese). Lox is always made from salmon and ...

I first fell in love with adjaruli khatchapuri, also known as Georgian cheese bread or cheese boat, at Marani Restaurant in Queens, NY. This cheesy-carby deliciousness is basically all the comfort ...

The Talmud has been discussing the Torah’s requirement of shiluach haken, shooing the mother bird away from the nest before collecting her eggs or hatchlings (Deuteronomy 22:6–7). This is ...

Ancient artifacts reveal Jewish attitudes toward incantations, demons, and the supernatural. The Talmud portrays Jews in late antiquity as accepting and participating in the culture of magic and ...

The term refers to someone who refrains from physical contact with members of the opposite sex. Upon meeting an observant Jew, you may ask, “Are you shomer negiah?” before extending your hand. While ...

The controversial Book of Ezekiel nearly didn't make it into the biblical canon, but it has had a lasting impact on both liturgical practice and mystical traditions. The Book of Ezekiel has always ...

The concept of Tza'ar Ba'alei Chayim demands that we take animal suffering seriously. Beginning with the first chapters of the Torah, Judaism establishes a fundamental connection between human beings ...

The Persian Gulf port of Basra began to serve as a trading center of the British East India Company in 1760, and it was from Basra–and Baghdad–that many Jews who played an important role in English ...

A minority in the Jewish state. Israeli Arabs are people of Arab ethnicity residing within the borders of the state of Israel. As of the end of 2020, their population stood at just under 2 million, ...

When Dad is Jewish and Mom is not, are the kids Jewish? Depends on who you ask. On March 15, 1983, the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), the Reform movement’s body of rabbis, passed a ...