The kosher community tends to follow often several years behind the general societal trends. Gil Marks communityfollowgeneral Change image and share on social
In the New York metropolitan area, you can find Jews from just about every Jewish cultural community in the world. Gil Marks areacommunitycultural Change image and share on social
People remember the different variations of stuffed cabbage based on their mothers and grandmothers. It's not just about food. Eating something as traditional as this is a cultural experience, one that is spiritual and nostalgic. It manages to transcend time; it's food for the soul. Gil Marks basecabbagecultural share on social
Most of the traditional foods we eat on Jewish holidays start out with a seasonal reason as to why we eat them, and later a religious significance is tacked on. Gil Marks eatfoodholiday Change image and share on social
There is a biblical injunction to tell your children, but the sages who created the Seder several thousand years ago understood that it had to be more than just speaking: that in order for something to connect so emotionally in human beings, it had to be relived. Gil Marks agobeingbiblical share on social
Throughout history, Hanukkah was a relatively minor festival, but it's become very popular in America due to its proximity to Christmas. Gil Marks americachristmasdue Change image and share on social
In Judaism, almost every ritual entails either food or the absence of food. Yom Kippur, for instance, is the absence of food. Part of it is Talmudic, part of it is custom. So much of Judaism was bound up in dietary laws. So everything you ate - the very act itself - was part of religion. Gil Marks absenceactbind share on social
One of the keys to Jewish culinary history is that the Jewish role was not so much innovation but transition and transformation. Gil Marks culinaryhistoryinnovation Change image and share on social
