by Shekhiynah Larks | Apr 9, 2019 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
There’s something about Passover that makes it my indisputable favorite Jewish holiday. With the perfect combination of rituals, storytelling and culinary traditions, along with some neurotic spring cleaning incentives, this beautiful festival carries with it meaning...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Apr 4, 2019 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
This year at Passover, Rosita Goldstein will be thinking about her two oldest children, who—away at college and participating in work-study—are unable to get home for the first time to celebrate with their family. But, sitting at home in the tropical heat and winds of...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Feb 20, 2019 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=”article-header-banner”] [vc_column_text “post-meta-data”][+AUTHOR+][+PUBLICATION+][+DATE+] Since arriving in California twelve months ago, I’ve tried the dry flesh of Chinese Jujubes, zest from the green...
by Webmaster | Feb 19, 2019 | Identity, Recipes
Eddna Samuel lives with joy and wonder and adventure. An Indian Jew by birth, she has lived in the United States and India and for the last few months in Israel. She does not like to plan, she just lets things unfold. Since coming to Israel she has lived in 8 places....
by Intern | Nov 29, 2018 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
I grew up in the Bene Israel Jewish community in Mumbai and still live there. During Hanukkah, we have a busy schedule, going to each other’s houses to light the Hanukkah candles. We gather to celebrate with family and friends and in our synagogues. I always celebrate...
by Webmaster | Aug 29, 2018 | Holidays, Identity, Recipes
Like the diverse members of the congregation itself, the kiddush luncheon dishes that frequently follow Shabbat services at Singapore’s United Hebrew Congregation reflect the richness of Jewish life from around the world. But the menu is also a highly personal one,...
