Passover is the perfect time to showcase pistachios, a luscious uniquely green, earthy-tasting nut, and one of only two nuts mentioned in the Torah (the other being almonds). In Genesis 43:11, Jacob tells...

(JTA) — For millennia, Jews have eaten matzah. And for years, Jewish patrons of Trader Joe’s have been able to purchase matzah off the shelves of the tiki-themed grocery chain — which has gained...

A Florida-based rabbi has set social media on fire with a video documenting part of his process for making kitchens kosher. In the video, Rabbi Mendel Weiss can be seen taking a flamethrower to a kitchen’s...

Remember the days when you could stand for hours listening to a favorite band, shoulder-to-shoulder in a packed crowd, sipping a beer out of a plastic cup, hoping someone didn’t bump into you causing...

The Jewish Community Center will offer two family programs to celebrate Passover. On Monday, March 27, join other families with children ages 6 and older at Pottery Hollow in Kirkwood. Participants can...

Apple matzah kugel is a classic Ashkenazi Passover dish. Just like many noodle kugels, this is a sweet kugel that is meant to be served with the main course at the seder. For a modern twist and some textural...

We’ve all been there. It’s the middle of the seder and we’re getting really hungry. We’ve gone all the way from Kadesh through Maror, which means we’ve blessed everything from the wine to the...

Matzah pies called minas are a classic Sephardic Passover dish, traditionally served for brunch or lunch with the slow-cooked, hard-boiled eggs called huevos haminados. The truth is that a mina makes a...

These whoopie pies are loaded with whole grains and carrots and filled with a Greek yogurt based frosting, but you won’t believe how yummy and satisfying they are—even if you don’t like carrots. ...

In honor of National Egg Cream Day, March 15, we thought it appropriate to retell the story of this iconic Jewish drink and where in St. Louis you can find one. Why is it an iconic Jewish drink? When...

I have knishes on the brain and here's why: I have wonderful memories of meeting friends for Sunday breakfast at the old Sherman Brothers Deli on Olive at Mosley roads in Creve Coeur.  While my main...

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of raisins is small sticky fingers — my now-grown children’s, I suppose, though they might as well have been my own — prying one dark, shriveled nugget...