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    The Dessert Connection

    The sfingi my Italian friend’s grandmother used to make for Christmas reminded me of the sfenj my family often ate during Hanukkah. It wasn’t a coincidence.

    byJamie Betesh Carter
  • Leckerlee's lebkuchen.
    Leckerlee's lebkuchen.
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    The Christmas Cookie That Changed Jewish Lives

    Lebkuchen have long been a Christmas treat in Germany. But for two Jewish families fleeing the Nazis, these cookies offered hope for the future in a new country.

    byLeah Koenig
  • A plate of koeksisters
    A plate of koeksisters
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    A Dessert for the Hanukkah-Christmas Eclipse

    Meet the koeksister, a South African cookie

    byElissa Goldstein
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    Why Eating Chinese Food on Christmas Is a Sacred Tradition for American Jews

    Brooklyn’s hip Mile End deli modernizes the traditional meal once again

    byMarc Tracy
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    Our Jewish Christmas Traditions

    My family never observed Christmas, but we did mark the holiday every year, with our own recipes

    byJoan Nathan
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    A Very Special Message

    David Mamet draws a cartoon

    byDavid Mamet
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