Celery juice may be the all the rage right now as the detox drink of choice, (according to the Kardashians, at least), but Jews were imbibing their vegetables long before this modern-day craze. Dr....

Apples have always been a big part of our Jewish home. As the spouse of an elementary school teacher, I always hand deliver a basket full of fresh apples to school. One apple per student, and of course...

Ingredients For the dough: 1 Tbsp dry active yeast ⅓ cup + ½ tsp sugar ½ cup lukewarm water 4 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour 2 tsp vanilla ½ cup whole or 2% milk (or...

Make ahead: The filling can be made in advance and stored in a resealable airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days. Remove from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature before using....

A.J. Moll has been helping provide kosher recipes to the Jewish Light for about a year. And now he has accepted the position of food service director with Missouri Torah Institute, a yeshiva...

If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be and why?” my manager asked. It was mid-Monday morning, usually one of the slowest times at the cafe where we worked, and Bob loved to probe the depths...

As a Jew, there are two core tenets that guide my life. The first is tikkun olam, repairing the world. I feel I have an obligation to make the world better than I found it during my lifetime. The second...

I remember walking off the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride at Walt Disney World in Orlando and thinking to myself, "I could really go for a pastrami Reuben right about now" only to then realize there...

“We have the meats.” Ever wonder who the “we” is behind that Arby’s slogan? The answer is Forrest and Leroy Raffel, Jewish brothers from New Castle, Pennsylvania. While the Raffel brothers...

Trader Joe’s is truly the gift that keeps on giving. From za’atar to everything bagel seasoned smoked salmon, it seems the chain has limitless ideas for new spins on classic Jewish and Middle Eastern...

In a summer, in a year, in an era of seemingly endless bad news, the announcement that came this past Monday still stung. As reported (eulogized?) by The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post and NPR,...

There is just something about a farmers' market. Living in south St. Louis, I am fortunate enough to live very close to Tower Grove Park, where every Saturday, my wife and enjoy taking our dogs to the...