by Tani Prell | Mar 2, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Jewish Ritual, Recipes
Many of us have faced difficulties during the past year. Community is more important now than it has ever been. For my part, I discovered that I was interacting with Ethiopian Jews, Israelis, other Jews of color, and the larger Jewish community of color (JOC). Because...
by Tani Prell | Dec 18, 2024 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
For me, Hanukkah is a time to indulge in crispy, golden delights that bring us together. I believe our recipes hold the essence of our identity, connecting us to Jewish life, heritage, and community. Growing up in India, fried foods offered a reliable cooking method...
by Tani Prell | Nov 14, 2024 | Featured Story, Identity, Recipes
Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Eddna incorporates the flavors of her childhood into her current New York City kitchen. Eddna learned to appreciate home cooked meals by watching her aunt and grandmother make every element of their dishes from scratch. “I would watch...
by Tani Prell | Dec 12, 2023 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
Growing up with a Yemenite-Israeli father and an Ashkenazi-Canadian mother, Gila Green knew more about the diversity of Jewish life than many of her Canadian classmates. As an adult she moved to Israel and became a novelist, book editor, and an English as a Foreign...
by Webmaster | Dec 5, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Recipes
Primrose Madayag Knazan is a Filipinx-Canadian blogger, playwright, and author whose first novel, Lessons in Fusion was published in 2021. It tells the story of a teen competing on a national food show and coming to understand the complexities of her Jewish and...
by Webmaster | Sep 12, 2022 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
Lauren Monaco Grossman is an artist and cook who brings her talents to bear as expressions of her identity on her website Minty’s Table. Her challah postcards would make the perfect Rosh Hashanah hostess gift or share her greeting cards as you send wishes for a...
