Bakery

Jerusalem highlights: October 23-29

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‘Macbeth’ (see Sunday).
EMMER & CANE baked goods. Yum!

Sweetening the new year: How Jewish food becomes family tradition - opinion

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Biga: Something for everyone - restaurant review

Babka & Krantz, a Berlin Jewish bakery, closed citing harassment as well as economic pressure, as seen in June 2026.

Celebrated Berlin Jewish bakery closes, citing harassment since October 7


Lessons from the Israeli haredi boycott of Angel Bakery - analysis

The boycott ended just over a month after it started and after sagging Angel sales and a 3.5% drop in its stock price.

 Challah bread from Angel Bakery in Israel (Illustrative).

Can we learn from the bread boycott? - opinion

The boycott of one bakery has managed to increase profits, while donations from the bakery stopped altogether when the boycott began.

 OMER BAR-LEV attends a protest with other IDF veterans against the government’s planned judicial overhaul and mass military exemptions in the haredi sector, in Bnei Brak, earlier this month.

Haredim declare boycott of Angel bakery after Bar-Lev protests in Bnei Brak

Haredi MKs questioned the legitimacy of the bakery's kashrut as it is chaired by Bar Lev, and claimed that the former minister "has no respect for the Torah."

 Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev at the Knesset, May 31, 2022.

Remembering Adina Kischel: Kosher caterer, dream fulfiller - memorial

Adina Mishkoff Kischel was my older sister. She founded Taste of Talbieh and became one of the few kosher caterers in the Jerusalem area in the 1980s and ’90s.

 ADINA & Marc Kischel.

CakeGate: The TikTok dessert drama sprinkled with twists - explainer

When Kylie Allen complained about a bad customer, the customer fired back, slamming an allegedly overpriced and ugly rainbow cake. And that was the spark of this story of frosted dama.

 Rainbow cake: The pricy dessert that sparked a social media phenomenon (Illustrative).

Brooklyn Bake Shop, Jerusalem purveyor of US Jewry desserts, shuts down

Jerusalem’s iconic bakery closes down after being in business for nearly 30 years. It was famous for supplying traditional desserts of US Jewry.

 A line of customers are seen outside the Brooklyn Bake Shop in Jerusalem's Mea She'arim in one of its last days in business, on March 30, 2023.

Teller Bakery: The crux of the Jerusalem bread renaissance

Israel is filled with bakeries and patisseries, all providing fresh, delicious options. In Jerusalem, one stands out at the crux of it all: Teller Bakery.

 ‘SOURDOUGH IN Jerusalem started with Teller.’

Purim 2023: The search for Israel's best hamantashen

Just before Purim, we decided to forget about the standard filling of poppy seed, dates and chocolate and went looking for special and original hamentashen.

Israelis in Purim costume buy hamentashen from a Mahaneh Yehuda seller.

Panettone, the Christmas cake, is having a moment - and a Jewish chef has carved off a big slice

The fluffy, fruit-speckled Christmas cake is this holiday season’s “it” dessert - and America’s most prominent panettone maker is Jewish.

PANETTONE – DRIED FRUIT CAKE

Hanukkah: What are the best donuts (sufganiyot) in Jerusalem? - review

Before Hanukkah, it is up to me to undertake the mission of sampling the wide variety of sufganiyot in Jerusalem to determine which is the best. Yes, journalism is a heavy burden, indeed.

 The vast array of Hanukkah donuts (sufganiyot) on display at English Cake in Jerusalem.