by Webmaster | Nov 15, 2021 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
When I ask my grandma how to recreate her recipes, I never get a straight answer. How much flour? Depends on the crowd. How much oil? Depends on the water. How much sugar? Depends on the day. Depends on the occasion. Depends on the humidity. Depends on the hour....
by Webmaster | Oct 27, 2021 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
If ever there was a time for celebrating the depth and riches of Ethiopian culture, and Ethiopian food in particular, the holiday of Sigd is it. Most American Jews are still learning about the holiday but it has been on the Israeli calendar for over a decade and the...
by Webmaster | Oct 12, 2021 | Identity, Recipes
I never met my Grandpa Richard in person. I only ever spoke to him on the phone once before he died, when I was four. My mom grew up without him; we both had just begun to get to know him before he passed away. I remember being in the kitchen when my mom handed me the...
by Webmaster | Sep 20, 2021 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
I am blessed in being both Asian and Jewish and being part of two traditions that focus on joy and bounty at this time of year. The overlap between Sukkot and the Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn festival, provides me with the chance to bring the two parts...
by Webmaster | Aug 27, 2021 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
The synagogue is the only place I see my grandmother sit still. We are positioned in the balcony together, behind a curtain, gazing down onto the wrapped bodies of men. Vigorously turning pages, they bow, move, and pray, standing as close to each other as they stand...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jul 16, 2021 | Identity, Recipes
In highschool, Alana Chandler interviewed six Chicago women for a Jews of Color cook booklet (booklet because it had less than 10 recipes) entitled Tzevayim (“colors” in Hebrew; accompanying video). She did this project as part of her Jewish United Fund’s Research...
