When the poor Persian woodcutter Ali Baba overheard the leader of a band of thieves stand before a cave and say “open, sesame,” it changed his life forever. Those magic words unlocked unimaginable ...

As the Jewish holidays of Purim and Nowruz approach, the kitchens of many Persian families come alive with the delicious aromas of a beloved tradition: halva. For the Sassouni family, this sweet treat ...

“I see the word nosh as something that you just can’t stop eating,” chef Micah Siva, author of “Nosh: Plant-Forward Recipes Celebrating Modern Jewish Cuisine,” told the Journal. “It’s just so easy to ...

The Palestine Solidarity Movement, a backer of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, had complained to the airline after being alerted about the snack by a passenger. JERUSALEM (JTA) — ...

As a child living in New York, Arthur Burack enjoyed eating halvah regularly, when his parents brought the sesame paste-based candy home from a local store as a sweet treat. When Burack moved to Maine ...

Tahini — a paste made from ground sesame seeds — is not just synonymous with garlicky hummus or fiery cold noodles to people living in a large section of the world. That's because it's also the ...