An American Jew in Italy will inevitably find cause to contemplate one of the food world’s great injustices: Why do ravioli get to be so delicious while kreplach are usually only endurable? Sometimes ...

I really like saying the word kreplach. It’s got all the elements of what I consider to be a good spoken word: the hard, short “K” to start, with that throaty, elongated “ach” to finish, and the ...

I believe in the urgency of breaking bread. To sit down with one another to eat, converse, argue, laugh, tease, learn and listen is, in these times, not just important, but critical. I call my weekly ...

To mark the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, Jews fast from sundown to sundown. But before the sun sets, friends and family gather to enjoy one final meal. And for the Jews of ...

I am always impressed by the fact that food plays such an important role during the holiest of Jewish holidays, and kreplach — dough wrapped around meat and boiled, fried or baked — is certainly one ...

KREPLACH ARE traditional Eastern European Jewish stuffed dumplings, and as with any tradition, everyone is sure that her recipe is the best. Mine comes from my paternal grandmother, Rachel Katz Ger, ...

As a trained chef and registered dietitian, Micah Siva has already helped thousands of people eat more healthfully through her vegan-centric food blog, Nosh with Micah, nutrition workshops and recipe ...

At this meal we include soup with kreplach. Kreplach are globs of dough with a piece of meat hidden in the middle. Why? Because we are not sure that this day is such a festive occasion that it ...

When it comes to authentic Jewish cooking, good or bad food is often a matter of what you grew up with. If Dad served his potato latkes with a side of applesauce, only a putz would taint them with ...

SAN FRANCISCO , CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: Micah Siva, originally from Canada but now living in San Francisco, makes triangular, filled cookies called hamantaschen and dumplings called kreplach at her ...

SAN FRANCISCO , CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: Kreplach, center bowl, is photographed at Micah Siva, of San Francisco, home in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2022. Siva is a Jewish recipe ...