Ben & Jerry’s independent Israel operation has come up with a flavor that does not leave much to interpretation. Called “Milk and Honey,” the biblical description of the Land of Israel, its ingredients are supplied by Israeli cows and bees and its chocolate fudge pieces come shaped like Stars of David.
Watching television in his home in Hollywood, Calif. — a fan of “Chopped!” and “Beat Bobby Flay”— Sruly Meyer dreamed of being on the Food Network. With word that a new show called “100 Cooks” was being cast, producers contacted him, saying they were impressed with his Instagram posts. 100 home chefs in America enter an arena, where they are randomly selected to compete against each other to win $100,000.
By Kenny Griffel, International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame World Cup In celebration of the 2026 World Cup, here are Jewish sportspeople involved in this year’s tournament. In the history …
For some Jewish fans of the New York Knicks, the most salient number related to the team’s NBA championship win on Saturday was not 94 — the team’s final point tally — or 53 — the number of years since the last title. It was 613 — the date of the victory (6/13) and the number of commandments (mitzvot) in the Torah.
The director of “Son of Saul”, the Holocaust movie that won the Oscar award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2016, said that the movie would’ve been ignored in today’s “shameless orgy of anti-Semitism.”
The workday begins at 5:30 a.m. It is now late morning on a snowy day in Boulder, and Steve Pagnotta still has an energetic bounce in his step. “I’m the late guy,” Pagnotta laughs, “but we are baking around the clock.” Pagnotta is general manager of Moe’s Broadway Bagel
Five Jewish couples got married earlier this month at a synagogue in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, in what a local rabbi said was Ukrainian Jewry’s largest group wedding ceremony in years.
The theme of this latest entry into the growing and increasingly respected field of graphic novels about the Holocaust is amply expressed by the pair of nouns in the book’s title: color and memory. It was released in time for Yom HaShoah last month.
When Penny Nisson is in synagogue, she prays with the words in the siddur and the melodies of the liturgy. When she is in her art studio, she prays with her paintbrush. Nisson is a spiritual person who loves and lives Judaism. She and her husband Perry incorporate Jewish ritual into their home and they are regulars at East Denver Orthodox Synagogue. Penny Nissan sits in the front at shul, reading, reciting and hearing the words of prayer.
In 1976, deep in New York City’s fiscal crisis, the artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles read a review of her conceptual work in the Village Voice. In his review, critic David Bourdon made a radical suggestion inspired by Ukeles’ thesis: What if municipal work, like the Sanitation Department, were conceptual art? Could it get funded by grants, instead of by the city?
Harrison Hochberg is still processing what it means to be a national champion. The University of Michigan junior, who grew up a devoted fan of the school’s basketball program, was part of the team that captured this year’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball title. As one of a small number of Jewish men’s basketball players in the Big Ten Conference, Hochberg has stepped into a rare spotlight, embracing his role as a visible Jewish athlete at the highest level of college basketball. Hochberg reflected on the championship run, celebrating Passover during the Final Four, confronting anti-Semitism.
For the 11th time, the DU Pioneers have secured a national championship in men’s hockey. The team faced Wisconsin on April 11 for the “Frozen Four” title, winning 2-1. A local celebration was scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, at Magness Arena on the DU campus.