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...
By Rabbi Janine Schloss, Temple Emanuel
• Published March 17, 2023
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...
By Susan Barocas, THE NOSHER
• Published March 15, 2023
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...
Jamie Geller, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 14, 2023
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.
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Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 14, 2023
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...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 13, 2023
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...
By Liza Schoenfein, The Forward
• Published March 12, 2023
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...
BY JOANNA O’LEARY, My Jewish Learning
• Published March 12, 2023
This story was originally published on March 12, 2020
Medody: What is this?
Boris: A knish.
Melody: And what’s it made of?
Boris: I’ve been eating these things for years, they’re delicious....
TAMAR GENGER MA, RD, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 8, 2023
This recipe and images first appeared on JamieGeller.com and are republished here with full permission
As Moshe disappears high among the clouds covering Mount Sinai, the Children of Israel become...