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The Colorado Foodie Putting the "Pot" into Pot-zah Balls

The Colorado Foodie Who’s Putting the Smoke in Smoked Salmon

The wise child, the wicked child, the simple child, and the child too stoned to ask? Yes, this Passover, you may hear a lot more giggling around the seder, especially if you’re inviting celebrated chef Josh Pollack to the table. Pollack has garnered a lot of praise for bringing authentic New York bagels to Denver, […]

By Abby Sher

How Passover Inspired The Jewish Stop on the Underground Railroad

“Once we were slaves in Egypt. Now we are free people.” These words from the Haggadah rang in the ears of Jews who fought to end slavery in the United States. One such Jew in particular, August Bondi, a Yiddish-speaking Viennese immigrant, fought in the Union army to do his part to liberate the slaves. […]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Summer Cameo in ‘The Merchant of Venice’

This July, Ruth Bader Ginsburg will take her judicial and theatrical talents to Venice. No stranger to the stage, the proud feminist Supreme Court Justice and opera connoisseur (who lately moonlights as a unicorn-rider) will appear in a spin-off of The Merchant of Venice in—you got it—Venice. The production, part of the 500th anniversary celebration […]