Religious tradition is not handed down fully formed from God on high. It's made by people, and shaped by human factors — politics, faith, fear, geography, community. And, sometimes, how pretty ...

For extra cash, some people pursue a side hustle — or a “side schlep,” as Max Simon calls it. “But it’s not a schlep, because it’s a joy,” adds the man better known by his customers as “challahdad.” ...

Laurel Kratochvila was a 23 year-old from Sharon, Mass. living in Prague, working as a bartender, when she crossed into Poland with her boyfriend, entered a village bakery, and bit into a loaf of ...

In the last few years New Orleans has seen an explosion in the variety of king cakes one can buy. From Dong Phuong’s Vietnamese style of the desert, to Norma’s Sweets Bakery’s Cuban approach with a ...

Alongside your traditional Hanukkah brisket, you absolutely must have a couple loaves of braided challah bread on your holiday table. History and culture imbue plenty of meaning into the Jewish foods ...

Every other Thursday, the kitchen of the Tufts Hillel building is bustling with dough-makers, braiders and bakers alike, all helping to bake about 70 loaves of challah to be sold for charity through ...