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Ophira Eisenberg (NPR’s “Ask Me Another”) grew up in Calgary, Canada as the youngest of six kids. When her tough as nails mom falls ill, Ophira races home to help out — but rising above being the baby of the family is harder than she thought.

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After moving from New York City to a fifth generation house on a farm in Minnesota, Food Network star and award-winning cookbook author, Molly Yeh, learned how to adapt and make her house a home — with some delicious surprises along the way.

For Molly Yeh, Home Smells Like Chicken Soup

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When Marc Azoulay set out to make art in a maximum security prison, he never thought that experience would end with a visit to a tattoo removal clinic and a very unlikely friend for life.

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The Jewish Holiday Table: A World of Recipes, Traditions & Stories to Celebrate All Year Long

Jewish Food Society Tote

Asif Journal: A Culinary Digest Vol. 3

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For many Jews, the meal is the holiday. Collected by the Jewish Food Society, an organization dedicated to preserving Jewish cuisine around the world, the 135 recipes and accompanying stories in The Jewish Holiday Table are a dazzling expression of all the ways we celebrate through what we bring to the table. Discover menus for a Persian Rosh Hashanah feast, a Ukrainian-Mexican Seder, an Iraqi spread for Purim. And a memorable Hanukkah tale of grandmothers competing in a doughnut duel, with one’s Moroccan sfenj recipe challenging the other’s Egyptian zalabia. Reflecting three thousand years of love and loss, culture and change, each dish captures the soul of what’s served in a Jewish home on a Jewish holiday.

The latest volume of the limited-edition journal from our partner organization Asif: Culinary Institute of Israel takes stock of the past year in Israel through the lens of food. A photo essay captures how chefs and volunteers sprang into action at the onset of the war to cook for those in need. Chefs, producers, and farmers share how their year has oscillated between despair and hope, and a Palestinian restaurant owner in Ramla expresses his desire to return to life together. There are also stories from families evacuated from their homes who long for their kitchens and recipes that commemorate some of those murdered on October 7th.

The Jewish Holiday Table, a collection of 135 recipes from around the world bundled with our limited edition Babka to Blintz apron designed with love in Tel Aviv. Soft navy workwear apron made of 100% cotton. One size.

Keychain designed by Talmor&Talmor&Talmor.

Signature Jewish Food Society tote designed by our friends at Fuzzco. Featuring Schmaltz, Latke, Sabich, Challah, Shakshuka, and Herring on the front & the Jewish Food Society logo on the back. Made of 100% cotton twill. Dimensions: 14"h x 14"w x 3"d.

Limited edition Jewish Food Society Schmaltzy t-shirt made with love in Tel Aviv. Featuring Schmaltzy on the front & the Jewish Food Society logo on the back. Made of 100% cotton. Sizes are unisex. If you are between sizes we recommend sizing down.

This is the second volume of the vibrant, limited-edition journal from our partners at Asif: Culinary Institute of Israel. Its pages are filled with stories that examine the myth of "worker's restaurants" in Israel, a photo essay that captures the ritual of early morning Suhoor meals during Ramadan, recipes for bourekas and Israeli couscous, interviews with leaders of innovative food tech start-ups, and much more.

Asif Journal: A Culinary Digest Vol. 2

Limited-edition Jewish Food Society picnic blanket inspired by grandmothers from our archive and designed in collaboration with artist Emily Parkinson. 100% cotton. Dimensions: 55” x 70”.

"Esther" Tablecloth/Picnic Blanket

Inspired by the tables featured in our archive, we collaborated with artist Emily Parkinson to create illustrated holiday cards. Set contains 6 cards and 6 envelopes (2 cards of each of the 3 illustrated designs).

Pastrami Key Chain

"Ruth" Tablecloth/Picnic Blanket

Limited edition Jewish Food Society Babka to Blintz! apron designed with love in Tel Aviv. Soft navy workwear apron made of 100% cotton. One size. Featuring Babka, Kreplach, Ptitim, Gravlax, Challah, Schug, Gefilte, Cholent, Kugel, Borscht, Latke, Pastrami, Hamantaschen, Herring, Halva, Sabich, Falafel, Torshi, Tagine, Schmaltz, Jachnun, Matzo, Gondi, Shakshuka, Lox, Rugelach, Knish, Pickles, and Blintz on the front.

"Babka to Blintz!" Apron

Schmaltzy Key Chain

Limited edition screenprint by Amit Greenberg, 2018. 15 x 22 on stonehenge natural 90 lb. paper.

Horseradish Print by Amit Greenberg

Oy Vey Print by Amit Greenberg

Limited edition Jewish Food Society Babka to Blintz! T-shirt made with love in Tel Aviv. Featuring Babka, Kreplach, Ptitim, Gravlax, Challah, Schug, Gefilte, Cholent, Kugel, Borscht, Latke, Pastrami, Hamantaschen, Herring, Halva, Sabich, Falafel, Torshi, Tagine, Schmaltz, Jachnun, Matzo, Gondi, Shakshuka, Lox, Rugelach, Knish, Pickles, and Blintz on the front & the Jewish Food Society logo on the back. Made of 100% cotton. Sizes are unisex. If you are between sizes we recommend sizing down.

"Babka to Blintz!" T-Shirt

Challah Key Chain

Limited edition Jewish Food Society Schmaltzy apron designed with love in Tel Aviv. Soft navy workwear apron made of 100% cotton. One size. Featuring Schmaltzy logo on the front.