SUSAN BAROCAS, My Jewish Learning
• Published June 7, 2022
When my 7-year-old son and I traveled to Budapest in 2002, we arrived at my friend Katalin’s non-air-conditioned flat at 11 a.m. It was already over 90 degrees F. We could barely make it up the five...
Jordan Palmer and Harley Hammerman
• Published June 5, 2022
Erich Dahl, Age 102, of Creve Coeur, Missouri was born on February 29, 1920 in Geilenkerchen, Germany and passed away on June 1, 2022.
Growing up in Germany
Dahl and his two sisters lived in Germany...
ELOISE PORTER, My Jewish Learning
• Published June 1, 2022
There’s something sacred about Judaism and bread. In fact, the yeast you see punctuating the baking aisle at every grocery store in that singular yellow packaging came from Hungarian Jewish immigrants, the...
(JNS) As the story goes, in 1929, New York restauranteur Arnold Reuben sampled a “cheese pie” at a party and asked for the recipe. He proceeded to modify it, substituting cream cheese for cottage cheese...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 31, 2022
Howard Neuman walked out of Bob’s Seafood last Thursday morning with a sack of fresh fish and sighed. An hour earlier, Bob’s announced on Facebook that it would close for good on June 4.
“I was...
The holiday of Shavuot is almost upon us, and here in Israel the country is opening up steadily day by day, bringing new festivity into the air. This will be the first chance for many families to celebrate...
Last week at a Federation event, I moderated a panel that consisted of five local Jewish restaurateurs, including Israeli native Ben Poremba, owner and chef of Bengelina Hospitality Group (Elaia, Ol io,...
(New York Jewish Week) – Every Friday, a line snakes down the block at the Acme Smoked Fish headquarters on Gem Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where the company has been based since 1954.
Dozens of...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 20, 2022
I had heard good things about a place called Soup Dumplings STL on Olive Boulevard, in University City. The location is not far from my office, but not exactly close to my house. My first visit was outstanding....
(JTA) — During a visit to a synagogue in Belfast, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to fix bureaucratic complications connected to Brexit that have caused kosher food shortages in Northern...
BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 18, 2022
Lag b’Omer begins tonight (May 18) at sunset. It’s a bit of a weird holiday because it commemorates a number: the 33rd day of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot.
Lag b’Omer...
MICAH SIVA, My Jewish Learning
• Published May 17, 2022
(MJL) Although Shavuot technically celebrates the wheat harvest, it is known as a holiday where our plates are bursting with dairy. The custom of eating dairy is thought to have originated from the...
