5 Conversation Starters about Family Food Culture
Coming from different religious backgrounds/cultures, you and your partner likely grew up eating...
Holiday Cocktail Party Menu
Happy Holidays! We love this time of year when we get to make fires and be cozy. Last Hanukkah, Erin Gleeson...
Brisket Braised in a Homemade Japanese Barbecue Sauce
When I think of the High Holy Days in an American Ashkenazi Jewish household, perhaps the most iconic main...
Food, High Holy Days, High Holy Days Recipes, Multicultural Food, Recipes, Rosh Hashanah
Kosher in a Pinch (A Quick How-To for a Kosher Potluck)
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A few years ago when I was first dating my Orthodox husband, we were invited to dinner at an ultra Orthodox...
Ignore the Shrimp on the Buffet
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If you’re checking your trusty Torah for kosher laws, you’ll notice that right down the page from telling...
A Tale of Two Kitchens
“We’re not doing this!” Andy was visibly upset. “I won’t do it!”
It was a year into our relationship and we...
Take the Fifth: How an Intermarried Woman Honors Parents
By Joy Fields
We are commanded to honor our parents. The fifth commandment can present a few challenges, however,...
Making Challah and Conversation in Philly
By the IFF/Philadelphia Team: Robyn, Wendy and Robin
Rabbi Robyn Frisch helps the group follow the steps to...
Why I Don’t Keep Kosher
Jillian (right) with her cousins and grandmother in Ipswich, MA.
Growing up, I didn’t spend a lot of time thinking...
Interfaith Marriage: Finding Meaning in the Journey
I went to Congregation Rodeph Shalom’s Purim celebration this year. (Or last year, by the Hebrew calendar.)
The...
Food, Identity, Jewish Holidays, Other Holidays, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings
A Quiet Home, a Kosher Home
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October 2, 2013
Rebecca’s husband and daughter
Before my husband and I could get married, I...
Matzo Ball Soup: Flavoring Many Traditions
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March 8, 2013
Matzo ball soup is the cornerstone of my Jewish culinary culture. It takes center stage...
Reading About Food and History: 97 Orchard
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May 25, 2012
It’s true. I’m nearly two years late to this party. But, trust me, you’ll...
We did it! And so did I!
Ethan here, and the wedding is over!
We made it through an absolutely amazing weekend of festivities, had a...
Hanukkah is Gonna Be All Right
A lot of my blogging this December is going to fall into three categories: embedding gratuitously entertaining...
Challah and Rice Cakes
293
We were already an interfaith family when my husband and I decided to adopt a baby girl from Korea....
Passover Food Traditions
Passover food traditions are a little more complicated than on other Jewish holidays due to the food restrictions....
Keep the Faith; Share the Food
Dawn Kepler from Oakland, California, has run informational and support groups for interfaith couples for years....
My Holidays!
I’ve been married to a Jewish man and celebrating Jewish holidays for over twenty years. I’ve been...
Passover Seders Made Simple: A Helpful Cookbook
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A recently published Passover cookbook will help those making their first seder (ritual Passover meal),...
Southern Comfort
21
They had me at ham.
As my first Christmas with my fiance’s Italian Catholic family approached,...
Food, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Relationship Challenges, Relationships
The Last Chinese (Jewish) Chef
293
By Tracy Hahn-BurkettReview of The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones (Houghton Mifflin Co., 2007).
Do...
Traditional Foods of Hanukkah
Return to the Guide to Hanukkah for Interfaith Families.
Traditional Foods of Hanukkah
Because of the miracle...
Traditional Foods of Hanukkah
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Return to Guide to Hanukkah for Interfaith Families
Because of the miracle of the oil, it’s...
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