Shabbat is a weekly chance to hit pause, unplug and reconnect — with yourself, your people and something bigger than the ...

(RNS) — With her latest book, she turns back to her roots in a Modern Orthodox home where her mother cooked dishes typical of the Ashkenazi tradition. (RNS) — Ashkenazi food, the kind prepared by Jews ...

Every Friday, I'll be offering a story, recipe, suggestion, or idea to inspire you and your family to make the coming Shabbat extra special – and for this first “Shabbat Shalom!” post, I thought I ...

There is no taste in the world more sublime than fried potato. Add meat to the mix and you definitely hit the flavor stratosphere. The meat-and-potato croquette is a staple street food found in ...

Yesterday, I listened to a country song on the radio, a lyrical lament of a time gone by, as country songs often are. But one line made me laugh: “sittin’ around the table don’t happen much anymore.” ...

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Some recipes simply remind you of home. One bite of my mother’s challah, kugel, or cake and I am instantly back in Brooklyn, sitting in my mom’s kitchen watching her prep for Shabbat. Growing up, my ...

Every Friday evening at sunset, the Jewish Sabbath — Shabbat in Hebrew — begins and until sunset the next day it is meant to be a time of rest. “Instead of the mundane labor that inundated the week, ...

UCSB seniors Gloria Kompel, left, Jordan Fishburn and Sarah Feuer helped plan the annual Mega Shabbat dinner. Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo Outside the Rohr Chabad Jewish Student Center in ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. On a Friday in April, University of Vermont ...

Answer: In previous weeks, we noted that it’s a mitzvah to eat hot foods on Shabbat (Orach Chayim 257:8). We also noted that poskim disagree whether partially covering hot food is considered hatmanah ...