Scholar and author Dr. Hélène Jawhara Piñer is a French-Spanish historian, educator and chef. She speaks throughout Europe and in North and South America and recently presented a lecture at the Jewish ...

Back in the day, Sabbath meals at Rissi Zweig’s home in New Jersey consisted of gefilte fish, mayonnaise-based salads, kugels, chicken, meat, a couple of cakes and some nondairy ice cream. “And that’s ...

At an Atlanta synagogue´s Chanukah bazaar, Sephardi recipes entice the community and pay tribute to the synagogue´s roots. NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (JTA) — “During our Chanukah bazaar, we open our doors to ...

Sephardic cuisine has Middle Eastern roots, so there’s lots of spice and flavor in these holiday foods (often influenced by Jewish roots everywhere from Turkey to Spain and, naturally, Israel). A ...

“During our Chanukah bazaar, we open our doors to the whole city,” says Emily Amato, a member of Congregation Or VeShalom, an Atlanta synagogue with Sephardi roots. She gushes as she describes its ...

When I think of Rosh Hashanas past, I think of the aromas wafting from my grandmother’s kitchen: of soup bubbling on the stove; of chicken fat rendering; of moist, rich honey cake baking in the oven.

The city of Toledo in central Spain is launching a two-day cultural festival themed around the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The festival, which ends on Oct. 12, will feature Sephardic music; workshops on ...

In the United States, pumpkin pie is almost mandatory at Thanksgiving, while pumpkin makes occasional appearances in sweet ...

Officially, the eight nights of Hanukkah commemorate a double miracle. One was of a political sort: A band of Jews led by Judah Maccabee managed to overthrow the muscular Syrian force that occupied ...

Because my ancestors were from Eastern Europe, specifically Latvia, Lithuania and Vilna, I am Ashkenazi. Just as I thought all Jews spoke Yiddish, a language I delight in because it’s so colorful, I ...

Girona, Spain — FOR Aida Oceransky, life as a Jew in Spain today isn’t the silent burden it used to be. When she emigrated here from her native Mexico in 1968, Oceransky didn’t dare talk about her ...