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Food Maven Rethinks Jewish CuisineArthur Schwartz’s main kitchen was packed. It did not seem like an unusual occurrence. On this particular day, a neighbor came over, searching for challah tips, and his housekeeper polished a set of antique brass pans. In the background, his assistant whipped up a prolific number of apple cakes for a lecture taking place the next day.…Read more

David’s the Singer, He’s the RapperOded Turgeman, director of the new short film “Song of David,” doesn’t do things the easy way.…Read more

Showdown in the KitchenThere is such a thing as a free lunch.…Read more

A Youthful HouseBeing a Zionist on an American college campus can get lonely.…Read more

Breaking The Silence Of Sefirah –– Sort ofThe hip-hop artist Kosha Dillz recently scheduled a stop on his Midwest tour at Mike’s Place, a monthly party in Chicago. It seemed like a great match: Mike’s Place — which caters to young, single Jews in their 20s and 30s — is held at a club in Lakeview, an up-and-coming Modern Orthodox community that is home to many baalei teshuva, or newly Orthodox people. And Dillz is himself increasingly religiously observant. Born in Israel and raised in New Jersey, he fell into substance abuse and did time in jail before he “sought out rabbis and studied Talmud in yeshivot,” according to his Web site.…Read more