Summer 2025
Summer 2025
“On the Cover”
This idyllic picnic, set in Montreal’s iconic Mount Royal Park, includes several of the foods discussed in this issue. Some have obvious Jewish connections; the history of others is less known.
Illustration by Annick Poirier, Colagene, Creative Clinic
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“The pilgrimage to the temple in Jerusalem? It was an ancient farming conference”
Farmer Shani Mink on reconnecting to her Judaism through soil and seeds
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Is It Jewish to Read Your Horoscope?
Judaism has always been anti-pagan, and yet Jewish interest in the stars dates back to ancient times
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“It’s very much tied to economics”
Running a kosher restaraurant isn’t just a matter of faith — it’s also a complicated business proposition
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Kitchen Confidential
During the Spanish Inquisition, conversos had to prepare Jewish food in secret. We’re still unpacking the ways that has shaped culinary history
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