Clik here to view.
Iyar: Connect and Grow
Iyar Beans and Seeds Iyar-the second month in the Jewish calendar–is a connector month, between Nisan (Pesach–the exodus and establishment of the nation of Israelites) and Sivan (Shavuot–the receiving...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lag b’Omer: Fire and Spice
Lag b’Omer roasted spicy vegetables A version of this post and recipe originally appeared on the Borough Market website. The market was established in 1014 (yes the date is correct!). Lag b’Omer begins...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sivan & Shavuot: Eating Dairy-Free
Sivan & Shavuot vegan blueberry ice cream We begin the month of Sivan during which we celebrate Shavuot, when the Israelites received the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is customary to eat dairy on this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Av: Mourning and Comfort
Av corn soup I’m a bit late in posting for the month of Av which includes the day of mourning, Tisha b’Av, and Tu b’Av, often called the Jewish Valentines Day. The dichotomous holidays take us through...
View ArticleClik here to view.
L’Shana Tova: Rosh Hashana Recipes Round-Up
Pomegrantate I can’t believe I’m writing my third Rosh Hashana post on Neesh Noosh. I’m not sure what I’ll be writing for the coming year, but do expect more posts from me. I’ve been slowly working on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elul: Plums and Flames
Elul: poached plum The month of Elul is an acronym for the phrase “Ani l’dodi v l’dodi li” from Song of Songs (I am my beloved and my beloved is mine). It is about the relationship between ourselves...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Purim: Baking and Giving
Vegan Hamantaschen For Purim, I wanted to share, again, my easy vegan hamantaschen recipe. Besides eating hamantaschen, there’s lots of other food-related activities for the holiday, including giving...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Israel’s Freedom Farm Sanctuary
Photo by Tamar Almog, courtesy of Freedom Farm Sanctuary. I recently interviewed Adit Romano, co-founder of Freedom Farm the first farm animal sanctuary in Israel. The sanctuary’s educational mission...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Passover Treat
As people are busy preparing for Pesach, clearing their internal and external chametz, I wanted to share an easy and delicious holiday snack/dessert (or enjoy anytime of year). It’s another version of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Torah, Food, and Climate Change
Navdanya farm, India This weekend begins the “Earth Week” starting with the March for Science and culminating next weekend with the People’s Climate March. Both will be held in Washington, DC, with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Climate Change Resiliency With Seeds
seeds at Navdanya With the People’s Climate Shabbat and March happening across the country this weekend, I wanted to address the issue of being “resilient” in the face of climate change. We’ve...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chai and Kochi Jews
Spice shop, Kochi I’ve had the opportunity the past couple of years to spend time in some obscure (and also not so obscure) Jewish communities whose foods and traditions offered me a glimpse into their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shabbat in Germany
Plum cake/pflaumenkuchen/zwetschgenkuchen/flomenkikhen I recently spent time in Germany-mostly Berlin, with a couple of days in Munich–where I visited Jewish museums, the Topography of Terror,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Sicilian Rosh Hashana Feast
Pasta e fagioli Last fall I worked on an organic farm in Sicily. Initially, I hesitated to go because I would be there during Rosh Hashana, but then I found out there are Jews in Sicily! I connected...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Portugal and Simchat Torah
Simchat Torah cookies I had an unexpected detour in my travels last year and ended up in Portugal, a place I hadn’t planned to visit and certainly not during Jewish holidays. Portugal had initially...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Catalonia and the Kabbalists
The Cota wedding eggplant with chard I spent some time following in the footsteps of Kabbalists who lived in Catalonia, an area that straddles parts of the coastal and southern mountain areas of now...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Septimania and Turron
Turron Before going to Catalonia, Septimania and turron were two words I’d never heard before. Septimania– a Jewish kingdom? Yes, it’s true. I first learned about it while visiting some family who live...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jewish Values and Veganism
A goat at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Over nine billion farm animals are slaughtered each year in the US. They are the victims of our single-use, consumer society, raised to fulfill our food...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Roman Holiday and Shabbat
When I joined the Slow Food USA delegation trip to Terra Madre in Turin, Italy a few years ago, I added on a few bonus days in Rome. I couldn’t get enough out of the city, racing from one farmers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tu B’shevat: Groats and Fruit Salad
Tu B’shevat dish I’d previously created this Tu B’Shevat recipe and post for the Borough Market website. Tu B’shevat, the Jewish “New Year for Trees” (Rosh HaShana L’Ilanot), begins Tuesday evening....
View Article