How to make pastrami gravlax and impress your friends
By Shannon Sarna (This story originally appeared on The Nosher.) Tell someone you made the gravlax at your next brunch and I promise they will be impressed….
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‘Painful and deep’: Jewish nonprofits face dire economic prospects during and after coronavirus
by Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Some 38,000 people work at Jewish community centers across North America, staffing preschools, camps, gyms, classes, activities for…
5 flours that will change your Passover desserts
by Emily Paster This story originally appeared on The Nosher. On Passover, Jews are prohibited from consuming any foods made with five familiar grains: wheat,…
My husband and I are self-isolating separately. Here’s why.
by Shoshana Forester Smith This story originally appeared on Kveller. Since the coronavirus has effectively shut down life across the globe, a lot of us…
It could be easy to lose sense of time during the coronavirus pandemic. Jewish tradition has an antidote for that.
by Rabbi Benjamin Resnick (JTA) — Among the most enduring comforts of Jewish life are its endless patterns and repetitions — the seven-day rhythm of…