macaroons
Not Your Bubbe’s Passover Dessert: Mini Macaroon Berry Tarts
Goodbye, boring processed macaroons. Hello, adorable fruity mini-tarts! Read More
The Best Gluten-Free Passover Products
From matzoh to macaroons, one gluten-free eater ranks her favorite items Read More
Jewcy’s R. Crumb Perverts Everything You Hold Dear About Hanukkah
Our resident cartoonist teams up with cranky blogger David Kelsey to illustrate the gory history behind the Festival of Lights. CLICK TO ENLARGE
Fowl Play
After years of being constantly annoyed and often angry about the historical denial built into Thanksgiving Day, I published an essay in November 2005 suggesting we replace the feasting with fasting and create a National Day of Atonement to acknowledge … Read More
YouTube’s Top Psychics
Sylvia Browne Any psychic who’s been indicted for grand larceny and is a reoccurring guest on the Montel Williams Show is no winner in our book. She doesn’t listen to the people who come to her readings, she’s arrogant, and … Read More
Jewcy’s Guide to Yom Kippur
My uncle and his boyfriend have a Yom Kippur ritual: First they go to a nice lunch in Manhattan, and then they see a Broadway show. I’ve always loved that story because it’s so Jewish: They could go see The … Read More
Songs of Atonement
As pop song themes go, atonement is right up there with the biggies: sex, puppy love, devil worship. Songs of penance are especially ubiquitous in American popular music, and small wonder. So much American pop flows out straight out of … Read More
