During this private event for the Men's Engagement Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, I will join chef Yosi Awad at his Yosi's Kitchen for a demonstration, lecture, and discussion. In addition to sampling various Israeli specialties from Yosi's mind, we will also be sampling a chulent. I will discuss some things connecting with Israeli food, and more […]

From oranges to chocolate, wine to sugar, most foods today have spread beyond their birthplaces. But did you know that as the most globalized nation in the world, Jews have been intimately involved in their active transmission? Hear the surprising stories of the wandering Jew’s gastronomic impact, and the reasons that underlie our role in culinary history.

These three holidays all have popular foods associated with them, and plenty more that may be less familiar. By diving deeper into the dishes we eat to celebrate, we’ll answer such perplexing questions as, “would we still eat latkes if there were no miracle of the oil,” “what the heck is bokser anyway,” and “did Haman actually have pointy ears?”