Tzimmes

“Tzimmes” in Yiddish means “big deal” but don’t let that scare you because actually this dish is difficult to mess up. Tzimmes are often served during the Jewish high holidays, particularly during Rosh Hashanah since honey is the holiday’s grand symbol for a sweet new year. They are also useful at Passover since they are…

The Seven Species

Deuteronomy 8:8 praises the land of Israel for being “a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey.”  These agricultural products are known as the “seven species.”  On the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shvat, the new year for trees, it is custom to eat the seven species. Tu B’Shvat…