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The Passover Seder is the most celebrated of Jewish festivals. Whether religious or virtually unobservant, the vast majority of Jews, gather around and dip into Matza territory. But the meaning of the Seder is viewed very differently outside of Israel and in Israel. In the diaspora, there is that sense of belonging and to the whole Jewish world, that great feeling that you are one of the tribe, and that you are in step with the tribe. All your Jewish brethren around the world are doing the …

Top 4 Pomegranate Recipes for Rosh HashanaOne of the best parts of Rosh Hashana is, of course, the delicious food that comes with the celebration of the New Year. While the first night comes with prayers over wine and eating the round challah and apple sliced dipped in honey, the iconic ingredient of the second day of the Tishrei is pomegranate. The pomegranate, or the rimon in Hebrew, is a symbolic fruit in Jewish tradition. During Rosh Hashanah, it signifies a wish for blessing in the …

No Treif, No Problem‘Jewish Cuisine’ tends to mean something different to certain people, depending on who youask. For some, the smell of chulent and potato kugel in the kitchen brings them running, and forothers kubeh and mujaderra can have the same effect. But whether you’re Ashkenazi orSepharadi one thing is for certain – traditional cooking is essential to any Jewish home.Different factors throughout our history have played significant roles on what we’ve come tothink of as Jewish cuisine su …