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Joel Haber

@funjoel

I'm a licensed Israeli tour guide. I tweet about Israel, food, drink, fun, current events and lots more. Contact me for all your Israel Tourism needs!

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Was a real pleasure chatting with Debra Eckerling on her Taste Buds with Deb podcast. We spoke about my love of food, my research, and my own new podcast, 18 Jewish Foods: Taste Buds with Deb - Episode 50 jewishjournal.com/culture/food/3…

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What Is Kitniyot? Even if you already know the answer to that question, I think you'll still find some interesting stuff in this new blog post. tasteofjew.com/what-is-kitniy… #Passover #Pesach #JewishFood #FoodHistory #JewishFoodHistory #TasteOfJew #TasteOfJewishCulture

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My Latest Podcast Episode, all about a special Moroccan-Jewish crepe eaten for the Mimouna holiday. Ep 5 - Moufletta: Jewish-Arab Friendship in Morocco | 18 Jewish Foods youtu.be/D9fJOhOEWTI?si…

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Attn New York Rangers fans: from now on, when Trocheck and Panarin connect on a goal it shall be known as Italian Bread. (And if Laffy and Panarin connect, it can be French (Canadian) Bread!) - Artemi Panarin Wins It In OT youtu.be/iq71jVSVaI8?si…

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A new review of a book off the Jewish Food Bookshelf. Check out the lovely "German-Jewish Cookbook!" tasteofjew.com/german-jewish-… #JewishFood #FoodHistory #JewishFoodHistory #TasteOfJew #TasteOfJewishCulture #JewishCooking #GermanFood

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Virtue Signaling Goes Global "Recognizing" a "country" that has no internationally recognized borders, and no functioning sovereign government doesn't turn it into a reality. Sorry. 3 European nations will formally recognize a Palestinian state today cnn.com/middleeast/liv…

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A talk with Jewish food connoisseur Joel Haber Joel Haber on the history of cheesecake, dairy foods on Shavuot and the early Zionist pioneer Bikkurim parades. benbresky.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-l…

A talk with Jewish food connoisseur Joel Haber <a href="/FunJoel/">Joel Haber</a>  on the history of cheesecake, dairy foods on Shavuot and the early Zionist pioneer Bikkurim parades. benbresky.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-l…
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Happy to have joined my friend Ben Bresky on his podcast A Moment in Jewish History to discuss cheesecake and other dairy foods for Shavuot. We look at the development of the custom and other modern traditions. Check it out! open.substack.com/pub/benbresky/…

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With so much food waste in the world, check out a Turkish Jewish food (and a number of other dishes) that all work against that tragedy. On my podcast, with Chef Sibel Pinto. Ep 9 – Kashkarikas: Turkish Sephardic Kitchen Wisdom tasteofjew.com/episode-9-kash…

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Why do people still popularly eat chopped liver, long after they've largely stopped eating other types of offal/organ meats? heck out my latest blog post on this subject! Chopped Liver’s Staying Power tasteofjew.com/chopped-livers…

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Just in time for July 4th, this new podcast ep looks at an AMERICAN Jewish staple. And it takes me halfway through the full series... Ep 10 – Pastrami: The Uniqueness of American-Jewish Food tasteofjew.com/ep-10-pastrami/ #JewishFood #AmericanJewishFood #AshkenaziFood

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More than you ever thought there was to know about kubbeh/kibbeh. Check it out, on the blog... "What is Kubbeh?" tasteofjew.com/what-is-kubbeh/

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A new episode of my 18 Jewish Foods podcast, special for this period in the Jewish calendar. (The Three Weeks is a period of mourning over historic tragedies.) Episode 12 – Adafina: Jewish Food Conquers Antisemitism tasteofjew.com/episode-12-ada…

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Do you know about The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902? My blog review of this interesting and readable book of Jewish Food History. tasteofjew.com/kosher-meat-wa… #JewishFood #JewishHistory #JewishFoodHistory #FoodHistory #NYC #LowerEastSide #TasteOfJew #TasteOfJewishCulture

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A year of war means very few tourists. Which has hurt financially. To combat some losses, I'm running a SALE on prepaid tours/gift certificates. 10% off! TIA for purchases and forwards! More details: funjoelsisrael.com/sale/ or [email protected] Thanks!

A year of war means very few tourists. Which has hurt financially. To combat some losses, I'm running a SALE on prepaid tours/gift certificates. 10% off!
TIA for purchases and forwards!
More details: funjoelsisrael.com/sale/ or joel@fjisrael.com
Thanks!
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You may not eat etrog/citron, but it still created an important Jewish food relationship. To learn more, read my latest blog: The Unknown Jewish Culinary Connection to the Barely Edible Etrog tasteofjew.com/jewish-culinar…

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My latest piece for ckbk that explores the history and many culinary uses of dates. Check out "Consuming Passions: Dates" at app.ckbk.com/features/consu… #FoodHistory #MiddleEasternFood

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My latest piece for the Nosher is a fun little list of Jewish foods that use eggs in different ways. I bet there are at least one or two here you aren't familiar with! "8 Jewish Egg Dishes for Every Occassion" myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/8-j… #JewishFood

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Rumor has it that NHL will be adding a new penalty next year: "Skating While Being Rempe." That way referees can stop making shit up whenever they want to give Matt Rempe of New York Rangers an extra 2 or 5. #NHL #NYR #LGR #NewYorkRangers