Born and raised in Tel Aviv, chef Tom Aviv became a household name in Israel after winning "MasterChef Israel" in 2016, despite having no formal culinary training. He went on to open multiple ...
I'll admit it: I am not a baker. The level of precision and prep that baking so often requires doesn't always feel worth it to me, a tired person, especially considering I'm surrounded by excellent ...
Saturday mornings were usually challah French toast mornings in my house growing up. My dad would take any leftover challah from Shabbat dinner the night before and put it to good use. His recipe is ...
Baking and eating challah bread, which is typically round or braided and comes in loafs or rolls, is an important part of the Jewish tradition. Since biblical times, Jews have enjoyed it at their ...
Sara Loffman and her siblings, Hannah, Marni and Eliana, grew up learning of the Jewish value of tikkun olam or “repairing the world.” When the COVID lockdowns spread isolation and lack of connection, ...
In March of last year, Dolly Meckler, like so many others, decided to try her hand at sourdough. “And then I read a recipe,” she told me the other day, “and I saw this thing called starter, and I was, ...
Brushed with a honeyed egg wash and formed into a circle after braiding, this challah is perfect for Rosh Hashanah. Serve it with honey for dipping. In a medium bowl, or in the bowl of a stand mixer, ...
(New York Jewish Week) — New York City kitchens are notoriously small. Nonetheless, on Friday Congregation Rodeph Sholom on the Upper West Side unveiled a 35-foot-long challah that they and their ...