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Alana Newhouse, editor in chief of Tablet Magazine, and her new book, "The 100 Most Jewish Foods"
Posted inBooks

From brisket to huevos haminados, ‘The 100 Most Jewish Foods’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 9, 2019September 24, 2019
Rice, lentils, chick peas, beans and other legumes shown in a produce market in Netanya, Israel. (Photo/JTA-David Silverman-Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

The Passover kitniyot argument isn’t worth a hill of beans

by Andrew Silow-Carroll April 9, 2019April 15, 2019
Sarah before the miraculous birth of her son, Isaac, by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inColumns

Conception is still miraculous — especially for those who struggle with infertility

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton April 4, 2019April 4, 2019
Last year’s Shalon seder
Posted inSmall Bites

Gluten-free matzah, animal liberation and free chicken soup

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 3, 2019September 24, 2019
JTA's Netherlands-based Europe correspondent, Cnaan Liphshiz, is one of many native Israeli citizens abroad forced to travel to the Jewish state to vote in elections. (Photo/Courtesy Liphshiz)
Posted inAnalysis

For Israelis abroad, elections start with a scramble for airplane tickets

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by JTA and Cnaan Liphshiz April 2, 2019April 2, 2019
Hagafen owner Ernie Weir, with wife Irit, is interviewed after an award ceremony. (Photo/Courtesy Hagafen Winery)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Hagafen: leading the way out of the kosher wine desert for 40 years

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 1, 2019September 24, 2019
Paul Kaye as Thoros of Myr in "Game of Thrones" — Kaye is a Jew, but Thoros is a priest of the Red God.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews of ‘GoT,’ ‘Shazam!’ and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’

by Nate Bloom April 1, 2019April 1, 2019
black and white drawing of nadav and avihu being thrown backwards by a flash of light
Posted inTorah

God made the world in seven days — but what happened on the eighth?

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand March 28, 2019
Nathan Englander's new novel is “Kaddish.com.” (Illustration/JTA; Cover/Alfred Knopf; Photo/Joshua Meier)
Posted inBooks

Spiritual disquiet and atonement in Nathan Englander’s ‘Kaddish.com’

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 28, 2019December 2, 2020
Part of the main cast of the Israeli TV series 'Shtisel'
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

How ‘Shtisel’ warmed my heart like a bowl of chicken soup

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz March 27, 2019

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