Amit Naor, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published October 13, 2022
How did a bureaucratic mix-up during Israel’s 1950s austerity period lead to one of Israel's most unique culinary innovations? How did an Ashkenazi Jewish Passover recipe end up on the holiday table of every Jewish Israeli, and where does the distinctive yellow color of the soup almond come from? In short, here is the story of Israel’s prized "shkedei marak"
(JTA) – Couscous lovers who frequent the grocery store Trader Joe’s may have noticed a change in the grain aisle: The chain’s brightly colored purple boxes of “Israeli Couscous” are now simply...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 6, 2022
Bialy lovers, your wait is over. St. Louis has a legitimate South Florida-style version of the oniony roll, available from Breadsmith at 10031 Manchester Road in Warson Woods.
The bialy is similar to...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 6, 2022
Dini Klein, a St. Louis native and Epstein Hebrew Academy alum, has a large online following, with 150,000 followers on Instagram. Klein specializes in sharing food prep tips for busy households. Her Prep...
By Rebecca Firkser, The Nosher via JTA
• Published October 3, 2022
When I was growing up, I knew brisket as an island of meat in a sea of sweet brownish-red sauce with carrot-plank buoys. Every holiday, this was plunked in the center of the table alongside a loaf of...
Marcus M. Gilban, JTA
• Published September 28, 2022
SAO PAULO (JTA) — Brazilian Jews, Christians and Muslims celebrated their peaceful coexistence in Latin America’s largest nation with a competition centered on one of the Middle East’s signature...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published September 28, 2022
Who doesn’t love their coffee in the morning? I know I do, which got me thinking, could there be a Jewish connection to the joe in my mug?
The answer: there is and it's quite interesting.
The rich...
Harley Hammerman, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published September 27, 2022
Wade DeWoskin belonged to a large Jewish family that included St. Louis Jewish Light Editor-in-Emeritus, Bob Cohn. DeWoskin opened Port St. Louis in Gaslight Square in October of 1960.
"My dad had...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published September 27, 2022
Dear Reader,
Fall has officially begun, and it appears the summer heat that has endured here in St. Louis is finally gone. It's time now to think about fall-like things, Rosh Hashanah, Yom, Kippur,...
One Bonus Recipe
Last April, we reported how Jewish BBQ master Steven Raichlen had brought his cooking show to St. Louis, shooting an entire season of shows at Union Station. He is also the author of...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published September 22, 2022
For many, brisket is the epitome of "Jewish food." In fact, last year brisket edged out bagels in our "Jewish Food March Madness" tournament.
Like many popular Jewish foods, brisket worked its way into...
