Food
Berry Spinach Quinoa Salad Recipe
By Shannon Sarna (The Nosher via JTA) Quinoa and I have not always been friends. I much prefer rice and pasta over the hyped-up grain even though I know people love it. And what’s not […]
Articles by Chai There!
Food
Egyptian Golden Potato Soup Recipe
By Sonya Sanford (The Nosher via JTA) Egyptian Jews comprise one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. There have been waves of Jewish immigration to Egypt over centuries: Sephardic Jews arrived during the […]
Books
The story of Leonard Cohen’s great masterpiece, Hallelujah, now told in a children’s book
By Irena Karshenbaum, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – Over a chance conversation last July about my upcoming trip to Montreal, I was advised that I “must” visit the city’s Shaar Hashomayim synagogue for Shabbat […]
Music
AI is already coming for your jobs. Your Passover song parodies may be next.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) The publisher Hachette recently canceled a horror novel, “Shy Girl,” after it was revealed to have been written with the help of AI. OpenAI shut down its social media app Sora after complaints that users were […]
Movies
In ‘Yes!,’ Israeli director Nadav Lapid skewers his country’s ‘moral abyss’ after Oct. 7
By Andrew Lapin (JTA) In November 2023, as much of the Jewish world was still reeling from the Oct. 7 attack, a newly formed Israeli organization called The Civil Front released a hair-raising video. The short film […]
Sports
On the record and off the court: Meet the only Jewish player on the NCAA championship team
By Adam Finkel (JTA) 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 […]
Books
‘Last Known Address’ is a valuable resource for Holocaust education
by Ari Sniderman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) As a teacher and student of Jewish History over the last 20 years, I have come across various methods of teaching Holocaust education. A question, whose answer […]
Books
Calgary Writer Danyael Halprin Brings Passover Magic to Children’s Bookshelves
By Jana Zalmanowitz (AJNews) Award-winning Calgary journalist and writer Danyael Halprin is no stranger to the writing process. She’s been contributing to various publications since she got her start in journalism at Canadian Living magazine in […]