We don’t hear the expression “a meat-and-potatoes man” very much these days, if at all (too sexist, too unhealthy, etc.). But the truth is that protein and some kind of starch have been the basis of good old American meals for decades. The lasagna below doesn’t exactly fit this image, but it’s too good to miss. ‘Unstuffed’ Couscous Chicken Breasts...
Jay Kholos doesn’t hesitate when asked where he got the idea for A Stoop on Orchard Street , his musical retelling of the turn-of-the-20th-century Jewish immigrant experience in New York: “The Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day,” he says with a laugh. Of course, that’s not the whole story behind the show that is now playing at the Dell Theater of the National...
Write a memoir in six words? It sounds preposterous, but Larry Smith has compiled books from such six-word missives, including one focused on Jewish life. Hear him speak at three local appearances over the coming weeks.
When the Idan Raichel Project played to a sold-out crowd of 800 in March at Congregation Rodeph Shalom, they did more than just rock those in attendance with their take on world music. They also set the stage for another big local Israeli musical event. So says Sharona Durry, the founder and executive director of PhillyIsrael, which organized the Raichel...
Sivan 11, 5773
