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Celebrate Jewish identity through the dishes that bring people together. 🍽️✨
From vibrant Sephardic meals to modern twists on beloved Ashkenazi classics, these recipes are stories you can taste.
Scroll for our top picks on where to find your future favorite, and get inspired to cook something delicious.
Many cookbooks are available on popular digital library apps, like Libby and Hoopla, which allow you to download books to your e-reader or as an audio book via your local library system. If you’re interested in purchasing a book, you can also find many cookbooks at the Weitzman’s Museum Store.Â
Since opening Zahav (the beloved, award-winning, and critically acclaimed restaurant in Philadelphia that serves a powerfully flavorful menu inspired by modern Israeli cuisine) fifteen years ago, co-owners chef Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook have learned at least two things: cooking at home isn’t anything like cooking at the restaurant, and, how to bring Zahav’s signature ideas to the home kitchen.
Even more than Zahav, their trailblazing first book, Zahav Home is a truly intimate affair—an invitation right into Mike’s and Steve’s home kitchens, with recipes tried and tested by them and their families.
The James Beard award-winning author of the acclaimed The Cooking Gene explores the cultural crossroads of Jewish and African diaspora cuisine and issues of memory, identity, and food.
From Hélène Jawhara Piñer, Gourmand World Cookbook Award-winning author of Sephardi: Cooking the History, comes a collection of 125 meticulously crafted recipes showcasing the enduring flavors that define Sephardic culinary heritage.
My Life in Recipes: Food, Family, and Memories
A new cookbook from the best-selling and award-winning author that uses recipes to look back at her life and family history—and at her personal journey discovering Jewish cuisine from around the world
“There is no greater authority on Jewish cooking than Joan Nathan.” —Michael Solomonov, James Beard award-winning chef and co-author of Zahav
More than 100 recipes for sweet treats from New York Times bestselling author and Food Network star Molly Yeh’s cozy kitchen on a sugar beet (and wheat!) farm, to be shared in potlucks, set on the counter for family snacking, or scarfed down in one sitting.
The much-anticipated new cookbook from the author of the beloved New York Times bestseller Jew-ish, Jake Cohen, a fun and inspiring collection of recipes melding traditional Jewish flavors and modern influences.
[More cookbooks will be posted shortly]