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Beyond the ‘Cabernet Safety Net’: Discovering the Soul of Rioja

Jules Polonetsky For decades, the kosher wine market has been defined by a singular, overwhelming preference. While our palates are diversifying with a wider variety...

Bubbe’s Kitchen: Recipes High on Taste, Low on Calories

Looking to shed a few post-holiday pounds? Here are a few recipes that will maintain the high standards demanded by your taste buds but...

Proactive Health for Families: How To Beat Cold & Flu Season

Angel Jenkins How can people of all ages stay healthy this winter? Dr. Theresa Nguyen, chair of pediatrics at Greater Baltimore Medical Center HealthCare and...

Mariah, Isiah and Vera Wang: Why Global Icons are Betting on Kosher

Jules Polonetsky In the landscape of the American wine market, few success stories are as improbable or as instructional as the blue bottle. Walk into...

Bubbe’s Kitchen: A Healthy and Jewish Kids Menu

Here’s a handful of ideas on what to make when you’re trying to keep your young ones eating the right way. Mini Matzo Ball Soup Why...

Bubbe’s Kitchen: Chanukah Party Surprise Cake

Use this recipe, or any other cake recipe — even a boxed mix will do. What makes this cake exciting is the surprise element,...

How the Federation Supports Jewish Summer Camps

Summer camps are an integral part of the Jewish experience growing up for kids around the country growing up and the Jewish Federation of...

8 Nights, 4 Pairings: Wine for Chanukah

Jules Polonetsky Chanukah is a sommelier’s playground. The holiday’s menu is dominated by salt, fat and sugar, three pillars of flavor that make wine sing....

Quick and Easy Sephardi Pumpkin Patties

Susan Barocas | JTA In the United States, pumpkin pie is almost mandatory at Thanksgiving, while pumpkin makes occasional appearances in sweet breads and sometimes...

Pull-Apart Sufganiyot Cake

Harry Rubinstein | JTA Now look, nothing — and I mean nothing — beats a perfectly fried sufganiya fresh out of hot oil, dusted with...