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