Each Passover, I prepare all sorts of fancy desserts for my family and friends, often experimenting with adaptations of sophisticated modern fare.

The knish is a classic example of peasant food evolving into comfort food and even sophisticated fare.

Every holiday has unique fare and symbolic foods, but none as much as Rosh Hashana.

Food is sort of like the Jewish sense of humor, a defense mechanism. It is one of the things that helped the Jews survive through 2,000 years of an often very harsh Diaspora.

The kosher community tends to follow often several years behind the general societal trends.

The things we can do to prepare for any hazard will better prepare us for terrorism.