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Doughnuts meet hamantaschen as Brooklyn’s Sesame bakery reimagines a Purim treat

Soft and filled with jelly and custard, the triangle-shaped pastries are sweet and pillowy. Traditional? Not so much.

By Julia Gergely February 24, 2023 1:40 pm

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An East Williamsburg appetizing shop offers ‘a taste of nostalgia’ to its customers

Simply Nova, which serves traditional Ashkenazi delicacies like lox, bagels and matzah ball soup, just celebrated its one-year anniversary.

February 15, 2023 8:31 am

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A rectangular latke takes shape at Edith’s Sandwich Counter in Brooklyn

As demand for the fried-to-order Jewish treat grew, owner Elyssa Heller knew it was time to innovate.

November 14, 2022 5:04 pm

A Brooklyn-based Israeli musician contemplates the meaning of ‘home’ in new album

By Emily Jaeger November 9, 2022 2:57 pm

A fictional rabbi animates Wing founder Audrey Gelman’s Brooklyn homewares store

By Philissa Cramer April 19, 2022 4:54 pm

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99-year-old Holocaust survivor killed in traffic on way to Brooklyn synagogue

By Andrew Silow-Carroll February 7, 2022 4:47 pm

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Former champ Yuri Foreman is now the ‘Vegan Boxing Rabbi,’ certifying kosher doughnuts

By Ben Sales December 8, 2021 9:46 am

NY investigating Orthodox-run health clinics that may have ‘fraudulently’ obtained COVID-19 vaccines

By Shira Hanau December 26, 2020 10:45 pm

Brooklyn rabbi accused of child molestation, Joel Kolko, died of COVID-19

By Shira Hanau November 10, 2020 7:00 am

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I grew up in Orthodox Brooklyn. We must apply the same COVID-19 standards for all — and Jews must choose life.

By Alan Dershowitz October 22, 2020 5:31 pm

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