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Kosher Cuisine

Modern Manna recipe / Date, walnut, and red wine charoset

A kosher for Passover variation on the Iraqi charoset of dates molasses and walnuts.

By Vered Guttman | Mar 19, 2013 | 03:05 PM

Making order of an Israeli-style fusion Passover seder
By Vered Guttman

Modern Manna recipe / Caramelized apple pie

Perfect for the season, and even more so for Election Day, apple pie is a good way to celebrate America, democracy and the fall.

By Vered Guttman | Nov 6, 2012 | 02:28 PM

Tourist tip #83 / Keeping kosher in Israel, Part III

In the levels of kosher observance, 'Mehadrin Min HaMehadrin' is the strictest of the strict. Restaurants that adhere to these regulations belong to an exclusive dining club with only a handful of members.

By Debra Kamin | Nov 5, 2012 | 10:14 AM

Tourist tip #82 / Keeping kosher in Israel, Part II

Going a step beyond the regional rabbanut kosher certification, the 'Mehadrin' designation indicates enhanced guards to remain vigilant against possible kosher transgressions.

By Debra Kamin | Nov 5, 2012 | 09:21 AM

Tourist tip #81 / Keeping kosher in Israel, Part I

Israel offers a plethora of dining options for those that observe Jewish dietary laws. But not all kosher certifications are made alike. Part I of our series looks at the basic level of 'Kosher Rabbanut.'

By Debra Kamin | Nov 5, 2012 | 08:33 AM

Be Merry / Mushroom magic

Fall is fungi season. The markets are full of succulent champignons, Shiitake and other tasty varieties waiting to enhance salads, appetizers and main courses.

By Limor Laniado Tiroche | Nov 1, 2012 | 04:40 AM

Modern Manna Recipe / Olive Oil, Orange and Polenta cake

This olive oil based cake is very moist and full of flavors.

By Vered Guttman | Oct 25, 2012 | 09:54 PM

Majadera with brown rice, sweet potatoes and mushrooms

Brown is better

Rice's darker variety isn't just good because of the bran and B-vitamins.

By Limor Laniado Tiroche | Oct 25, 2012 | 04:21 AM

‘Italian sand’

Polenta − a dish that started out as a poor man’s food centuries ago − is now an indispensable item in every luxury restaurant.

By Hedai Offaim | Oct 19, 2012 | 12:38 PM

Modern Manna recipe / Tahini and oatmeal cookies

Tahini lends the cookies moistness and a subtle sesame flavor.

By Vered Guttman | Oct 18, 2012 | 03:49 PM

Modern Manna recipe / Tahini and orange semifreddo over sesame brittle

This Classic Italian frozen desserts gets a Middle Eastern twist with tahini, olive oil, orange peel and sesame brittle. It remains soft and chewy even after a night in the freezer.

By Vered Guttman | Oct 18, 2012 | 03:45 PM

Jewish World News

NYPD police vans in New York City’s Times Square.

New Yorker jailed in Rabbi Chaskel Werzberger's 1990 killing could be freed

By The Associated Press | 05:33 PM | 3

A nun holds a photograph of Pope Francis during a Thanksgiving Mass for the newly elected pope

Pope’s book co-authored with rabbi to be translated into English

By Reuters | 03:49 PM

U.S. appeals court hears 'Jerusalem is Israel' passport case

By JTA | 02:20 PM | 24

The Jewish Thinker

It’s time to end the slavery of narrow-mindedness

By Arie Hasit / Jewish World blogger | 12:06 PM

Forget the ultra-Orthodox; focus on settlers

By Joel Braunold / Jewish World blogger | 12:14 AM

Moderate rabbis are all around us, even in Israel

By Arie Hasit / Jewish World blogger, Emily Levy-Shochat | 02:45 PM | 9

Rabbis' Round Table

A Passover meter for measuring freedom

By Rabbi Micah Peltz / Jewish World blogger | 11:27 PM

The Jewish obligation to obliterate the glass ceiling on women

By Rabbi Elianna Yolkut / Jewish World blogger | 11:25 AM

Coffee, Haggadot, and Jewish assimilation

By Rabbi Joel Seltzer / Jewish World blogger | 11:58 AM