Food & Wine

The Yassified Kosher Aisle: How Jewish Foods Are Reinventing Tradition for Gen Z

Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner has spent over a decade working as a writer in New York City. She currently covers all aspects of food, dining, travel and lifestyle trends and the intersection of culture, ...
Las Vegas Sun

Let there be joyous, festive lights to celebrate Jewish holiday tradition

Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment invites reflection on how two ...
Sun Sentinel

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

(THE CONVERSATION) There is a meme that circulates every holiday season, an image of a sign in a restaurant window. “The Chinese Restaurant Association of the United States would like to extend our ...
Jewish Journal

Instead of Expanding Judaism, Tikkun Olam May Have Diluted It

Compared to feeding the hungry or saving the planet, how important can it be to light Shabbat candles? That question and similar ones have been on my mind lately, as I’ve thought about tikkun olam, ...
The Atlantic

The Judaism I Thought I Knew

Tomorrow night, along with Jews across America and around the world, I’ll be heading to my synagogue to begin observing Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. For most of my life, I attended ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Sarah Hurwitz wants Jews to stop apologizing and start learning

In a new book, the former White House speechwriter says it’s time for Jews to reclaim their story from the haters. Sarah Hurwitz calls her first book, “Here All Along,” a “love letter” to Jewish ...