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...
by Webmaster | Mar 19, 2021 | Identity, Recipes
[vc_row “container” el_id=”home-list-container”] “3/4”] Culinary instructor, recipe developer, and private chef Orly Elyashar was born in Tehran, Iran in 1977. Orly and her family fled Iran at the outset of the Iranian revolution....
by Webmaster | Feb 18, 2021 | Identity, Recipes
As the founder of lifestyle company Nourish Co., Kristin Eriko Posner helps people connect to their lineage. She makes recipes and modern Judaica that incorporate her own Japanese and Jewish backgrounds. With innovative and delectable eats like mochi latkes and...
by Webmaster | Dec 8, 2020 | Identity, Recipes
Potato latkes are a staple of Hanukkah, and I have a few different versions that I like to make. But the recipe I share below is special to me because it blends my Japanese and Jewish heritage. It is a recipe that I will pass on to my children, and hopefully they will...
by Webmaster | Aug 27, 2020 | Identity, Recipes
Food brings people and stories together. As a chef, I often incorporate the stories of my heritage in my cooking. I grew up speaking Ladino in the Greek and Turkish Sephardic Jewish community in Seattle, WA. I learned to cook primarily from watching my mom. She taught...
