Passover is one of the most cherished dates of the Jewish calendar. It is a celebration of our redemption from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land. We are commanded to tell the story of ...

Ladino singer/songwriter Sarah Aroeste and chef/teacher Susan Barocas have teamed up for a unique project designed to keep Sephardic traditions alive. “’Savor’ is a multisensory conversation between ...

Whenever a new Jewish holiday rolls around, I now know exactly how to celebrate: by opening up Instagram and trying a new recipe by the cooking duo, writes Caroline Levine. Jewish cooking in my family ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Leeks are one of the seven symbolic foods blessed and served at a Sephardic Rosh Hashana seder. Jewish Food Experience Director Susan Barocas’ father, whose ...

This wanderer has finally come home. After nearly 25 years of being a guest at Passover dinners across the country, I’m doing the cooking. I’ve at last accumulated all the necessary elements: the ...

Every year for as long as I can remember, my family has gathered at tables tiny or teeming with elbows to celebrate Passover, perhaps the grandest food festival of our Jewish year. No matter how long ...

Yiddish, which combined Hebrew with primarily Medieval German, was only spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. When they were busy “noshing” (eating) and “kvetching” (complaining). Sephardic Jews had a variety of ...

The Passover Seder offers a ritualized retelling of how the Israelites were delivered from bondage in Egypt. Even today, more than 3,000 years later, it’s quite a story. There’s also quite a story ...

Congregation Or VeShalom welcomed families for its 49th Annual Hanukkah Bazaar, featuring Sephardic food, handmade gifts, ...

Jewish cooking in my family has always been an act of revival and reconnection. My family, though very dedicated to Judaism, has very few Jewish recipes that have been preserved throughout the ...