Chef Alon Shaya shares the stories, resilience and recipes of World War II survivors

October 12, 2026

By RACHEL RINGLER

(JTA) – In 2015, while visiting Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya came face-to-face with a World War II artifact that moved him deeply.

It was a red cloth triangle — cut...

Bamba blankets NYC after Park Slope Food Coop vote to boycott Israeli products. What’s next?

June 04, 2026

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Jewish institutions are responding to a boycott of Israeli products at a Brooklyn grocery store by buying up Bamba.

Four thousand free bags of the Israeli peanut butter-flavored snack made...

For the first time, a kosher restaurant has won a Michelin star

May 29, 2026

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — As golden confetti rained down around him Thursday, Israeli chef Raz Shabtai broke down in tears and was embraced by his cheering staff.

Moments earlier, a livestreamed Michelin ceremony had announced that his Miami restaurant,...

‘Passover Coke’ could become obsolete as Trump says Coca-Cola will use ‘REAL’ sugar in US soda

July 17, 2025

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — A uniquely American Passover tradition could become a thing of the past, after President Donald Trump announced that he had successfully pressed Coca-Cola to change the formulation of its signature drink in the United States.

Texas bakery reportedly becomes first bagel shop to be named James Beard Award finalist

April 05, 2025

By GRACE GILSON

(JTA) — A bagel shop in Texas has been named a finalist for the 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards, reportedly making it the first purveyor of the classic Jewish food to be shortlisted for the coveted culinary...

Orthodox Union certifies Israeli brand of lab-grown meat as kosher — but not pareve

September 09, 2023

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG

(JTA) — The Orthodox Union has granted kosher certification to a type of lab-grown meat, a decision that could signal an expansion of the options available under Judaism’s intricate dietary laws.

The O.U., the most prominent kosher...

Ireland’s first kosher restaurant in decades attracts local Jews and non-Jewish celebrities

September 07, 2023

By JACOB JUDAH

(JTA) — The first kosher delicatessen to open in Ireland in over half a century is proving a surprise hit among Dubliners since it opened its doors in March — and not only among Jews.  

Located in the...

With his New York restaurant Shmoné, Israeli chef Eyal Shani earns his first Michelin nod

March 10, 2023

By RISA DOHERTY

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani, who currently boasts 40 restaurants worldwide, became a sensation on these shores when he opened Miznon in 2018 at Chelsea Market. There, he introduced New...

He’Brew maker Shmaltz Brewing relaunches with new owner: a rabbinical student

December 13, 2022

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) — It seemed like the last keg had been tapped for Shmaltz Brewing Company, until a rabbi-in-training stepped in for a Jewish renewal project.

The Jewish craft beer label, best known for its He’Brew: The Chosen...

Trader Joe’s drops the ‘Israeli’ for its pearl couscous, citing change in supply chain

October 12, 2022

By ANDREW LAPIN

(JTA) – Couscous lovers who frequent the grocery store Trader Joe’s may have noticed a change in the grain aisle: The chain’s brightly colored purple boxes of “Israeli Couscous” are now simply known as “Pearl Couscous.”

The...