It's National Bagels and Lox Day (In the U.S)

Did you know that February 9 is National Bagels and Lox Day? In honor of this hole-y festival, have yourself a smear of some of Haaretz's best bagel stories:

• Let Them Eat Bagels: Queen Elizabeth's Relationship With the Jews Remains a Mystery
• What Is Jewish Food, Really?
• Doughs and Don'ts: The Jewish Roots of the Bagel
• What Is Kosher and Jewish Food?
• Assimilation Successful: Sayed Kashua Now Embarrasses His Daughter

Doughs and don'ts: The Jewish roots of the bagel

Boycotts and bagels: Sayed Kashua goes Yonkers

Jewish brothers bring real bagels to Detroit

And since no food compendium would be complete without a recipe, here's a little pink something about lox:

Modern Manna recipe / Lox, eggs and onions