Shabbat has long been an occasion to reconnect with ourselves, our families and our community. And nothing embodies the Shabbat table more than delicious fresh baked challah. Baking challah can...

Reservations for Novellus Kosher Night are now sold out. Supporters can still donate to the effort, which will be matched dollar for dollar, through Cole Chabad. A St. Charles restaurant will change...

A St. Charles restaurant will change its entire menu, and kosherize its kitchen for one day, in support of Israel. Novellus, at 201 N. Main Street in St. Charles, announced that all proceeds from dinner...

This story was originally published on The Nosher. Stuffed cabbage rolls are a traditional Simchat Torah food because two of the little rolls side by side look like a Torah scroll. Even if your cabbage...

This story was originally published by J. The Jewish News of Northern California As he mixed matzah ball ingredients in a bowl during a recent episode of his online cooking show, Tsutomu Shimura reminisced...

"The St. Louis Bagel Renaissance" was a term coined by the St. Louis Jewish Light back in January when we announced Bagel Week on January 15th. Now, just 8 months later, the Renaissance continues with...

This story originally appeared in The Nosher.  When people deny themselves food for an extended period of time, they’re usually ravenously hungry and find themselves thinking about consuming huge...

(JNS) Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress who became world-famous playing “Wonder Woman,” said she “didn’t want to do the obvious” when it came to investing her newly acquired wealth. But she could...

This story originally appeared in The Nosher. In “Full Moon Feast,” Jessica Prentice guides us through 13 lunar months and the foods grown and prepared within them in traditional cultures. At its...

This story originally appeared in The Nosher.  Ruffle milk pie is a Greek dessert made with a simple custard base and rose-like coils of phyllo dough. It’s a type of galatopita (Greek for pie made...

As the Chief Digital Content Officer at the Jewish Light part of my job is to keep an eye on digital trends. One thing I noticed over the last 72 hours was a surge in traffic to a story I wrote a year...

We grew up in Barcelona, Spain. Not exactly your typical Jewish upbringing, and while we loved the beautiful city, it could be difficult and isolating during the Jewish holidays. Nevertheless, we...