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Hospitality, Gathering and Shelter (opens the original)
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Sukkot is known as the Season of Rejoicing, a festival celebrating harvest, abundance and gathering, both in the fields and at the table. Yet at its centre stands a temporary shelter, the sukkah, open to the elements and deliberately impermanent. For seven days, we leave the permanence of our homes to eat, gather and, traditionally, sleep beneath an open roof. Distinctive to Sukkot, the sukkah is a seasonal shelter that, like the harvest itself, reminds us that change is a continuing part of our
Abundance to Abstinence (opens the original)
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For a food writer who spends much of her time reading, researching and thinking about food, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, presents something of a paradox. From the abundance and feasting of the New Year to a day defined by fasting and restraint, we move from nourishing the body towards nourishing the soul. Fasting makes us think more deeply about our relationship with food and so, when it is removed from the table, we become all the more conscious of its absence. So much of our Jewish identi
The Meaning of a Sweet New Year (opens the original)
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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time for wishing one another a happy and sweet New Year. It is customary to dip slices of crisp apple into a pool of runny honey, a comforting ritual that is associated with the Ashkenazi communities of medieval Germany, with deep biblical roots and the hope that the year ahead is filled with sweetness.But what does sweetness actually mean when life itself is rarely sweet? Perhaps the answer begins with the biblical meaning of honey, or devash. Appearing
Let the Conversation Begin (opens the original)
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Cultural Bites: A New Chapter (opens the original)
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After spending the past couple of months recovering from back surgery, I am very grateful to be returning to Cultural Bites with renewed energy and a deeper sense of purpose. Like a familiar cookbook, its pages worn and smudged from use, writing has always offered me comfort, connection and the nourishing recipe for healing. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0pJg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3
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