Holiday cooking

Helen Nash, kosher cookbook author and NYC philanthropist, dies at 89

Her first cookbook, “Kosher Cuisine,” was published in 1984 by Random House and adapted a variety of international recipes for kosher cooks.

Kosher cookbook author and philanthropist Helen Nash died at 89.
ALDO’s Flowers collection

Flowers and butterflies – the fashion brand kicks off the holiday season

 Tannaz Sassooni shows off an Erev Yalda spread in Los Angeles in December 2023. Rachel Sumekh, her collaborator, stands at the back wearing red.

The Persian winter solstice tradition of Yalda pairs perfectly with Hanukkah

 Mimi Neeman and the Ma’afeh Neeman Collection in Memory of Nadav Noller

Nadav's donuts: Ne'eman Bakery honors a fallen soldier


Having trouble coming up with holiday gifts? Here are some ideas

Rosh Hashanah is the holiday of gifts, especially for those who are being hosted for the holiday and don't want to come empty-handed. So here are some options: some more and some less conventional.

 Woman smells scented candle (Illustrative)

Hanukkah’s hidden hazard: Baker’s asthma

Every year, more than 30,000,000 sufganiyot (Hanukkah donuts) are sold in Israel. Yet, while people indulge, the workers who prepare this oily treat may suffer from "baker’s asthma." Why?

 Itzik Kadosh, co-owner of Café Kadosh, prepares sufganiyot, on November 24, 2021.

In the grain: Festive food of routine

The Jewish year is filled with festivals, each with its own customary, hallmark food - here is a recipe for country bread.

 NOTHING LIKE some comforting country bread.

Holiday treats to make for the family

Here are some honey cakes to try this year. Shana tova!

 Israeli beekeeper Paz Raziel check a honeycomb in a field near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai

Plagues, games and more: Passover gifts for a year unlike any other

Some will find such gifts to be not in the best possible taste, but if you take them with a grain of salt – or maybe salted water – they could be fun.

THE ‘CORONA’ Haggadah by the Association for Children at Risk-The Center for Autism Treatment and Research.

What is the Jewish holiday with the unhealthiest food?

Dr. Maya Rozman answers which holiday has the unhealthiest food and explains how to make mishloach manot healthier.

Hamantaschen from Jerusalem's Marzipan bakery

We let our kids plan Hanukkah this year — and it taught me so much

We’ve had to learn how to adapt and bring what we could from our normal communal structures into our homes.

Marilyn Monroe Menorah

'Abu Dhabi' doughnut a Hanukkah hit in Israel

The new product, Itzik Kadosh said on Sunday, was a way "to appreciate the peace process" upon which Israel and the UAE have embarked.

NO SHAME: You may have eaten sufganiyot blanketed in sugar over Hanukkah – and that’s OK.

Hanukkah: Guide to a safe holiday with kids

Experts from child safety organizations have answered questions regarding how to ensure a safe holiday for children.

A Hanukkah menorah.

The comforts of winter in the kitchen

If I’m feeling low, I find I am comforted by cooking certain foods from my childhood that seem to have disappeared from our menu.

EVERYONE LOVES apple crumble.