Sophie Mortman, Author at 18Doors

What You Need for Hanukkah This Year

By Sophie Mortman

Self-gifting is the same as self-love, right? Whether you need a new menorah, you covet a new craft in your...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Jewish Holidays

Sukkah Recipes: 7 Dishes To Eat (or Drink) During Sukkot

By Sophie Mortman

Fall flavors, starry skies and the smell of citrus—Sukkot is a sensory experience as much as it is a religious...

Jewish Holidays, Sukkot

10 Rosh Hashanah Recipes for a Sweet New Year

By Sophie Mortman

When I think of Rosh Hashanah recipes, I think of the spiced apple cake my mom used to ship to me in Maine...

High Holy Days, High Holy Days Recipes, Recipes, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur

10 Shavuot Recipes for all Your Celebration Needs

By Sophie Mortman

Shavuot isn’t one of the most well-known Jewish holidays, so you should not feel out of the loop if you’ve...

Dairy, Dessert, Recipes, Shavuot, Shavuot Food

Passover Items To Upgrade Your Seder This Year

By Sophie Mortman

Passover items can have sentimental value, whether it’s a family kiddush cup or a handmade seder plate from...

Passover

8 Hamantaschen Recipes You’ll Want To Bake This Purim

By Sophie Mortman

You might be familiar with the traditional Purim cookie, called a hamantaschen; it has a three-sided, buttery...

Purim

10 Purim Activities To Try With (or Without) Kids

By Sophie Mortman

Out of all the Jewish holidays, Purim is maybe the most likely to bring out a feeling of childlike wonder....

Purim

Celebrity Holiday Moments: 9 Challah-day Celebrations

By Sophie Mortman

If you’re like me, you may not be ready to say goodbye to the holiday season. There’s a lot going on in the...

Pop Culture

We Have Our Eyes on Timothée Chalamet

By Sophie Mortman

This past weekend, I saw two movies that premiered (hooray for theaters being open again!) and Timothée Chalamet...

Pop Culture

What You Need for Hanukkah This Year

By Sophie Mortman

Self-gifting is the same as self-love, right? Whether you need a new menorah, you covet a new craft in your...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Jewish Holidays

Eight Must-Try Hanukkah Latke Recipes

By Sophie Mortman

For me, Hanukkah has always been about the food. As soon as I take a bite of my mom’s fresh, soft latkes and...

Hanukkah, Multicultural Food

Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson Head Into the New Year With a Wedding

By Sophie Mortman

There’s no better way to end a (Jewish) year with a big celebration, and this star-studded couple did just...

Pop Culture

Julia Haart’s Unorthodox, Interfaith Life

By Sophie Mortman

The reality show My Unorthodox Life, which just dropped on Netflix, is addictive—and not only because...

Pop Culture

10 Multicultural Jewish Food Personalities to Follow on Instagram

By Sophie Mortman

If you’re anything like the staff at 18Doors, you spend way too much time looking at food-related Instagram...

Culture, Food, Identity, Pop Culture

Lauren Monaco Makes a Culinary Splash with Peranakan, Italian American and Jewish Fusion Recipes

By Sophie Mortman

Lauren Monaco Grossman’s home is “a place where multiple cultures coexist,” she explains. Our new recipe contributor—a...

Conversion, Culture, Food, Identity, Multiracial, Pop Culture

10 Famous Interfaith Families to Know

By Sophie Mortman

I’ve been noticing just how many prominent families are from interfaith backgrounds. Turns out...

Pop Culture

Meet Micah Siva: Recipe Creator, World-Traveler, Dietician & Jewish Food-Lover

By Sophie Mortman

Maybe you’ve tried making our Butternut Squash Kugel, welcomed the warm weather with Mexican...

Culture, Food, Identity, Pop Culture

Glee’s Cheyenne Jackson and Husband Jason Landau are Hollywood’s Sweetest Dads

By Sophie Mortman

Actors and interfaith couple Cheyenne Jackson (Glee and American Horror Story) and...

LGBTQ, Pop Culture

Ten Celebrity Couples You Didn’t Know Were in Jewish Interfaith Relationships

By Sophie Mortman

It’s spring and you know what that means? It’s the time of the season for loving—and there’s a lot of...

Pop Culture

Nicolette Robinson and Leslie Odom Jr.’s Second Baby and Oscar Performance

By Sophie Mortman

In case you weren’t aware (and I recently found this out, where have I BEEN?), there’s a...

Pop Culture

Mandy Moore’s Baby, Charles Barkley’s Daughter’s Interfaith Wedding & Sacha Baron Cohen Wins a Golden Globe

By Sophie Mortman

Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith Welcome Gus This Is Us star Mandy Moore and her Jewish husband,...

Pop Culture

Three Vegetarian-Friendly Hanukkah Menus for Couples, Kids and Gatherings

By Sophie Mortman

One of the best parts about Hanukkah is eating. This holiday is known for its fried foods, from latkes (potato...

Hanukkah, Jewish Holidays, Multicultural Food

Author: Sophie Mortman

What You Need for Hanukkah This Year

Sukkah Recipes: 7 Dishes To Eat (or Drink) During Sukkot

10 Rosh Hashanah Recipes for a Sweet New Year

10 Shavuot Recipes for all Your Celebration Needs

Passover Items To Upgrade Your Seder This Year

8 Hamantaschen Recipes You’ll Want To Bake This Purim

10 Purim Activities To Try With (or Without) Kids

Celebrity Holiday Moments: 9 Challah-day Celebrations

We Have Our Eyes on Timothée Chalamet

What You Need for Hanukkah This Year

Eight Must-Try Hanukkah Latke Recipes

Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson Head Into the New Year With a Wedding

Julia Haart’s Unorthodox, Interfaith Life

10 Multicultural Jewish Food Personalities to Follow on Instagram

Lauren Monaco Makes a Culinary Splash with Peranakan, Italian American and Jewish Fusion Recipes

10 Famous Interfaith Families to Know

Meet Micah Siva: Recipe Creator, World-Traveler, Dietician & Jewish Food-Lover

Glee’s Cheyenne Jackson and Husband Jason Landau are Hollywood’s Sweetest Dads

Ten Celebrity Couples You Didn’t Know Were in Jewish Interfaith Relationships

Nicolette Robinson and Leslie Odom Jr.’s Second Baby and Oscar Performance

Mandy Moore’s Baby, Charles Barkley’s Daughter’s Interfaith Wedding & Sacha Baron Cohen Wins a Golden Globe

Three Vegetarian-Friendly Hanukkah Menus for Couples, Kids and Gatherings

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