Tag: jewish food

A Lighthearted Romp, Peppered with Yiddishisms

Novelist Jane L. Rosen, author of the lighthearted romp, A Shoe Story chats with Lilith’s Yona Zeldis McDonough about what happens when we are offered a second chance.

Therapeutic Powers of Babka

Tasting the schnapps and coffee liqueur in the babka calls back the memory of going to shul on Saturday mornings before the pandemic. 

Eight Days Celebrating Jewish Survival

As the Jews of Spain left Iberia, the largest number found safe haven in the Ottoman Empire. There the foods of the Sephardim, with recipes remembered and carried by the women, found a wonderful match with Ottoman cuisine.