In the dairy-rich Baltics, cheese was commonly added to the kugel. Ashkenazim use only cottage-type or cream cheeses in kugels, however, never hard cheese or the stringy mozzarella-type popular in ...

Throughout the eight days of Hanukkah, Jewish families like mine celebrate by eating latkes (fried potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (fried jelly doughnuts). Notice a theme? Often, traditional ...

The first night of Hanukkah begins at sundown on Nov. 28. The eight-day Jewish “festival of lights” usually falls in late-November or mid-December. This year, Hanukkah menorahs will be lit ...