Shows: Food & Drink

25-CJ Kosher for Passover
With Rabbi Don Yoel Levy of the OK Labs and special appearance by actor Yoni Gershan. Find out some facts about kosher for Passover products. You may be surprised by the revelations.
26-CJ Passover with Chabad
The Haggadah, seder, shmura matzah, 4 cups of wine--all tie every Jew with the centuries before him. Come to this Chabad celebration of a meaningful Passover, with Rabbis Eli Cohen and Benny Krasniansky. Come find out why "this night is different from all other nights." Stir your innermost parts when the old-fashioned Passover sounds chance to fall upon your ears. Come celebrate the Rebbe's birthday, the 11th of Nissan, a few days before Passover. And get set to bake the bread of faith--shmura matzahs--in a model matzah bakery.
59-CJ L'Chaim - Kosher Wine
The Bible tells us wine cheers G-d and man. The Talmud says wine is at the head of all medicine. Learn more about the wine in your life, as Joseph Zakon of Kesser Wine talks about the art of wine making and its central role in Jewish life. He explains how the Jews lost the art of wine-making for 2,000 years--and only recently regained it. Heady stuff.
70-CJ Kosher Vitamins
Does shark cartilage sound tasty? Dr. and Mrs. Zimmerman of Freeda Vitamins don't think so. They created kosher vitamins for those who are conscious of their bodies and souls. They also discuss a cancer prevention pill that has been created as a result of strict adherence to Jewish dietary laws.
73-CJ The Rebbe and Israel (14)
Rabbi Mendel Gluckowsky of Rechovot, Israel, shares some of the feelings Jews in Israel have about the Rebbe and why his popularity in Israel continues to grow. Hear about the McDonald's that went kosher because of Chabad's menorah in the mall.
109-CJ Shechitah - "Processing Kosher Meat"
What's the alternative to kosher meat? In England, there is a movement against the Jewish way of slaughtering animals, yet Mad Cow disease has practically wiped out all of England's meat industry. World-traveling Schochet Rabbi Leibel Turk shows you the whys and hows kosher meat, the prince of all foods, is the only choice cut of them all.
142-CJ Abraham's Tent Still Lives!
Who says there is no such thing as a free lunch! Thirty yards from the Western Wall, a modern-day Abraham and Sarah, Rabbi Yechiel Koslovsky and his wife Esther, have set up a free hospitality center, "Abraham's Tent," and are feeding hundreds of people--rich man, poor man, Torah scholar, soldier and whomever--Shabbat meals fit for a Jewish king. Find out how Abraham's Tent is forcing all Israel to take a good new look at an old tradition--ahavas Yisrael.
144-CJ Pass Over the Matzah Balls, Pleeeeze!
Israel's feast of redemption promises the great day of liberty to those who still chafe under the yoke of oppression. Danny Levine, fourth generation owner of J. Levine Books and Judaica, the longest-running Judaica store in America, gives everything away free (except his store, of course) that you need to know--the who Passover, what Passover, when Passover, why Passover and how Passover--including the matzah ball recipes!
146-CJ Rabbi "Kofs" Up Kosher for Passover
If you are determined to have everything you eat kosher for Passover and want to feel squeaky clean as you march out of Egypt to the Promised Land, then listen to Rabbi Harvey Senter of Kof-K Kosher Supervision point out the fine points of keeping kosher for Passover. "Just because a product does not have pork listed in the ingredients doesn't make it kosher, and even if the ingredients are all kosher, you may still have a problem with equipment," counsels Rabbi Senter. Find out lots more about Passover.
158-CJ Mmmm, That Chanukah Food!
In honor of our Chanukah heroine, Yehudit, and all the heroines in our long Jewish history, we offer a cooking lesson for mouth-watering Chanukah foods prepared at the Kosher Tea Room, all of which you can prepare in great style and delight in your own home. Along the way, we play with dreidles, light the menorah, give out gelt, and kick up our feet in dance. Join us.