My first book, Cholent: The Most Jewish Food on Earth, releases late August. I am a scholar of Jewish food, and its connection to Jewish history and culture.
Jerusalem, Israel
Joined September 2009
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In Judith Magazine: My grandmother passed away many years ago, and I have yet to taste a proper cholent since. @FunJoel's essay took me back to those days — and then took me somewhere I'd never been, from São Paulo to Caracas to Paramaribo, where Shabbat stews I'd never heard of have been simmering all along. This piece is excerpted from his new book, "Cholent: The Most Jewish Food on Earth." judithmagazine.substack.com/…
Not sure if this is being reported in Western media, but good news... The US-Iran treaty also includes a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire!
My latest blog post, reviewing a new book about food in Talmudic times. From the Bookshelf: Ancient Jewish Food in Context tasteofjew.com/from-the-book… #FoodHistory #JewishFoodHistory #BookReview
Rumor has it that @NHL will be adding a new penalty next year: "Skating While Being Rempe." That way referees can stop making shit up whenever they want to give @mattrempe32 of @NYRangers an extra 2 or 5. #NHL #NYR #LGR #NewYorkRangers
My latest piece for the Nosher is a fun little list of Jewish foods that use eggs in different ways. I bet there are at least one or two here you aren't familiar with!
"8 Jewish Egg Dishes for Every Occassion" myjewishlearning.com/the-nos…
#JewishFood
My latest piece for @ckbk that explores the history and many culinary uses of dates. Check out "Consuming Passions: Dates" at app.ckbk.com/features/consum…
#FoodHistory #MiddleEasternFood
You may not eat etrog/citron, but it still created an important Jewish food relationship. To learn more, read my latest blog: The Unknown Jewish Culinary Connection to the Barely Edible Etrog tasteofjew.com/jewish-culina…
A year of war means very few tourists. Which has hurt financially. To combat some losses, I'm running a SALE on prepaid tours/gift certificates. 10% off!
TIA for purchases and forwards!
More details: funjoelsisrael.com/sale/ or [email protected]
Thanks!
Do you know about The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902? My blog review of this interesting and readable book of Jewish Food History. tasteofjew.com/kosher-meat-w… #JewishFood #JewishHistory #JewishFoodHistory #FoodHistory #NYC #LowerEastSide #TasteOfJew #TasteOfJewishCulture
A new episode of my 18 Jewish Foods podcast, special for this period in the Jewish calendar. (The Three Weeks is a period of mourning over historic tragedies.) Episode 12 – Adafina: Jewish Food Conquers Antisemitism tasteofjew.com/episode-12-ad…
More than you ever thought there was to know about kubbeh/kibbeh. Check it out, on the blog... "What is Kubbeh?" tasteofjew.com/what-is-kubbe…
Just in time for July 4th, this new podcast ep looks at an AMERICAN Jewish staple. And it takes me halfway through the full series... Ep 10 – Pastrami: The Uniqueness of American-Jewish Food tasteofjew.com/ep-10-pastram… #JewishFood #AmericanJewishFood #AshkenaziFood
Why do people still popularly eat chopped liver, long after they've largely stopped eating other types of offal/organ meats? heck out my latest blog post on this subject!
Chopped Liver’s Staying Power tasteofjew.com/chopped-liver…
With so much food waste in the world, check out a Turkish Jewish food (and a number of other dishes) that all work against that tragedy. On my podcast, with Chef Sibel Pinto. Ep 9 – Kashkarikas: Turkish Sephardic Kitchen Wisdom tasteofjew.com/episode-9-kas…
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A talk with Jewish food connoisseur Joel Haber @FunJoel on the history of cheesecake, dairy foods on Shavuot and the early Zionist pioneer Bikkurim parades. benbresky.substack.com/p/why…
Happy to have joined my friend Ben Bresky on his podcast A Moment in Jewish History to discuss cheesecake and other dairy foods for Shavuot. We look at the development of the custom and other modern traditions. Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/benbre…
Virtue Signaling Goes Global
"Recognizing" a "country" that has no internationally recognized borders, and no functioning sovereign government doesn't turn it into a reality. Sorry.
3 European nations will formally recognize a Palestinian state today cnn.com/middleeast/live-news…
A new review of a book off the Jewish Food Bookshelf. Check out the lovely "German-Jewish Cookbook!" tasteofjew.com/german-jewish… #JewishFood #FoodHistory #JewishFoodHistory #TasteOfJew #TasteOfJewishCulture #JewishCooking #GermanFood
