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Aruba Delicacies
Aruba Delicacies
Last winter I had the pleasure of visiting the Dutch-influenced Caribbean island of Aruba. It is situated about 15 miles off the northern coast of Venezuela, but belongs to the group...
Sep 3, 2015
By Ashley Farnell, The Culinary Magician
Pesach in Havana?
Pesach in Havana?
Ancient cars rolled down the few newly paved streets. Sparking restaurants awaited a sudden rush of curious American tourists in Old Havana’s center, while the rest of the city was stuck...
Sep 1, 2015
By Miriam Bradman Abrahams
Off the Beaten Track: In a Visit to Armenia, an OU RFR Finds Pleasant People and Excellent Products
Off the Beaten Track: In a Visit to Armenia,...
Bordered by Georgia (the one Stalin came from, not the one Scarlett O’Hara came from), Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran, and located between the Black and Caspian Seas, the former Soviet republic...
May 28, 2010
By Rabbi Yisroel Hollander
Russian Roots
Russian Roots
I grew up with vastly conflicting images of Russia. It was the place my maternal grandfather fled to avoid conscription into the Czar’s army. A czar whom my paternal great-grandparents mourned...
Aug 12, 2009
By Debra B. Darvick
The Roof of Africa
The Roof of Africa
Some people strive to summit a big mountain. Others try to move them. For one group of Jewish travelers, a 10-day journey to East Africa achieved both. This past February, I...
Jul 10, 2008
By Yehoshua Halevi
Passover in Paradise
Passover in Paradise
The phone rang at home last fall and a voice said “Is this Ashley Farnell?”“Yes,” I replied.“Ashley Farnell the kosher chef?” again I replied “yes”, now wondering if this is some...
May 1, 2008
By Ashley Farnell, The Culinary Magician
Beautiful Barcelona
Beautiful Barcelona
Deep in the heart of Barcelona’s Old City, street signs with Catalan names such as Carrer de Montjuic, Jewish Mountain Street, speak of a Jewish presence. Certain walls contain barely decipherable...
Dec 27, 2007
By Lisa Alcalay Klug
Jerusalem Beginnings
Jerusalem Beginnings
As afternoon arrives in Jerusalem, the sun gently infuses the city walls with their legendary golden color. Among a group of 40 English speakers on a lookout platform in the ancient...
Nov 14, 2007
By Lisa Alcalay Klug
The Israel Museum
The Israel Museum
Although the Romans stole ancient Israel’s greatest treasures with the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash, the richest collection of Jewish artifacts, archaeological finds and works of art still resides in Jerusalem....
Jul 18, 2007
By Lisa Alcalay Klug
Neot Kedumim
Neot Kedumim
In summer, fig trees bear their succulent fruit. In the fall, boughs of olives suggest the impending harvest. By winter, citrons hang heavy with their magnificent scent. And by spring, flowers...
Jun 20, 2007
By Lisa Alcalay Klug

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