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Yom Kippur

Rye chocolate honey marble cake
Ashkenazi, Cakes and cookies, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Rye-chocolate-honey marble cake

Honey cake are an essential part of the Jewish High Holidays. They’re served on Rosh Hashanah when we wish for […]

Israeli rugelach with nutella or chocolate ganache
Ashkenazi, Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Purim, Shabbat, Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Yom Kippur

Israeli chocolate (ok, Nutella) rugelach

Origins of rugelach, the favorite Jewish pastry, date back to the Hungarian kifli, Austrian kipfel and Polish rogal. The crescent-shape […]

Ashkenazi, Feature story, Iraqi, Yemeni, Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur food: What to eat before and after the fast

“It once happened in Rome on the eve of the great fast [Yom Kippur]… …that a certain tailor went to […]

Libyan, Pastries & Breads, Yom Kippur

Libyan sweet rolls for Yom Kippur (bolo)

My friend Delphine Gamburg, a French-Israeli, remembers how as a young girl in Paris, her Algerian-born aunt would give her […]

Kreplach
Ashkenazi, Polish, Purim, Shabbat, Soups, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Kreplach (Ashkenazi dumplings)

Kreplach are Ashkenazi dumplings, similar to pierogi, stuffed with meat or potato and served in chicken soup. My grandmother used […]

chicken liver stuffed matzo ball
Ashkenazi, chef's recipe, Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Soups, Yom Kippur

Chicken liver stuffed matzo balls

Matzo balls, the beloved Ashkenazi dumplings, need no introduction here. This version, which I’ve seen first in Israel, is stuffed […]

Date and honey cake
Cakes and cookies, chef's recipe, Rosh Hashanah, Tu BiShvat, Yom Kippur

Date and honey cake

On Rosh Hashanah, Jews of most communities say a blessing on apples dipped in honey and serve honey cakes, wishing […]

gravlax, sprats, taramasalata
Ashkenazi, Breakfast, Main course, Shabbat, Shavuot, Yom Kippur

Gravlax

Gravlax is cured salmon from Scandinavia, that can be sliced and served similarly to lox.  Slice gravlax and serve over […]