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Israeli food may be delicious, but it is a lot more interesting than that. Join Chloé Valdary as she guides us through the origin of Israeli food. What is Israeli food? What food is authentically “Israeli”? What does Israeli food teach us about Israeli culture and Jewish history? Chloé answers all of these questions and more in the following video. After watching the video, use the prompts below to learn more and get your students thinking.
This lesson is part of a series called Israel Phenomenology with 5 other videos.
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Israeli culture is an exquisite blend of ancient and modern and a country that people from West and East have come to call home. Heavily influenced by Jewish law and custom, Israeli culture has borrowed not only from its rich religious roots, but also from the food, music, and art of the people who have emigrated both from Europe (Ashkenazic Jews) and from North Africa and the Middle East (Sephardic Jews).
Digital series with award winning chef Michael Solomonov of Zahav in Philadelphia.
With travel to Israel curtailed for the moment, Michael Solomonov, five-time James Beard Foundation award winning chef, will bridge the gap by bringing Israel’s extraordinarily diverse and vibrant culinary landscape into people’s homes via weekly interviews with food and cultural figures in Israel, cooking both new and signature recipes live in his home kitchen, and through live conversation with viewers.
In this episode, Jake talks to Guy Sharett, Hebrew teacher and host of podcast, 'Streetwise Hebrew' about the evolution of Hebrew, the development of slang, and how language influences culture.
