Rachel Ringler

2 weeks ago | jta.org | Rachel Ringler

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Chef Beejhy Barhany, the proprietor of Tsion Cafe, a kosher and vegan Israeli-Ethiopian restaurant in Harlem, was born in Ethiopia. As a child, she spent three years in Sudan, then lived in Ashkelon in southern Israel until she moved to Kibbutz Alumim, near the Gaza Strip, during her teen years. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, she traveled the world and, in her early 20s, settled in New York City.

3 weeks ago | sun-sentinel.com | Rachel Ringler

When Gal and Uzi Waizman opened a shop in their Los Angeles neighborhood that was solely devoted to bourekas, a stuffed pastry ubiquitous in their native Israel, they weren’t sure whether locals would go for them. “The first day we made a batch and said, ‘OK, let’s see how this goes,’ and Uzi posted on his Instagram. He does not have thousands of followers,” Gal Waizman recalled.

3 weeks ago | jta.org | Rachel Ringler

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Gal and Uzi Waizman opened a shop in their Los Angeles neighborhood that was solely devoted to bourekas, a stuffed pastry ubiquitous in their native Israel, they weren’t sure whether locals would go for them. “The first day we made a batch and said, ‘OK, let’s see how this goes,’ and Uzi posted on his Instagram. He does not have thousands of followers,” Gal Waizman recalled.

1 month ago | jta.org | Rachel Ringler

Ted Comet, Jewish communal activist and founder of NYC’s annual Israel parade, died on Wednesday at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He was 100. The cause was cancer, according to his daughter, Diane Richler, who was by his side. Over his 75-year career, Comet held leading roles in Jewish communal organizations such as the Joint Distribution Committee, American Zionist Youth Foundation and the Council of Jewish Federations.

1 month ago | jta.org | Rachel Ringler

Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani lives in Tel Aviv and operates more than 40 restaurants around the world, from Dubai to Melbourne to Singapore. But last Thursday, Shani landed in New York City for a two-week visit. His mission?