Preface
Introduction

A Season for Intentions: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot
Rosh Hashanah
A Persian Grandmother and Her Secret Recipes
Rottem Lieberson

Whether in Toronto or New York, the Meal Is the Holiday
Mitchell Davis

Finding a Link to India and Iraq in a London Kitchen
Max Nye

A Tunisian Matriarch’s Recipes Find a New Home in Buenos Aires
Jessica Solnicki

Yom Kippur
A Moroccan Lemon Chicken to Ask Forgiveness With
Kathy Berrie

The Child Who Rode Through the Desert on a Camel
Erez Pinhas

A Gravlax Recipe That Arrived by Mail
Devra Ferst

Sukkot
Fava Bean Soup for an Always-Open Sukkah
Ron Arazi

The Bukharian Grandma on YouTube
Svetlana Davydov

A Time for Light and Parties: Hanukkah and Purim
Hanukkah
A Secret Hanukkah Celebration in Italy
Lorenza Pintar

Danish Christmas Sweets for a Very Merry Hanukkah
Margit Scheftelowitz

An Egyptian-Moroccan Winter Fry-Off
Nir Mesika

The Latkes That Helped a Ukrainian Family Survive
Elizaveta Vigonskaia

Purim
“Tables of Happiness” from Medieval Spain Live On in Zimbabwe
Stella Hanan Cohen

Hungarian Purim Sweets to Take Pride In
Yonit Naftali

An Iraqi Purim Spread Fit for a Party with Card Games
Ilana Isaac

Jewish Hospitality and the Joys of Spring: Passover and Shavuot
Passover
A Soviet Seder Led by a Seven-Year-Old
Sasha Shor

A Ukrainian-Mexican–New York Kind of Seder
Fany Gerson

A Spring Table Inspired by My Greatest Teachers
Rinat Tzadok

A Mina Recipe from Izmir That’s Six Generations Strong
Alexandra Zohn

Moroccan Sweets for a Mimouna Party in Rabat or Virginia
Ruth Stulman

Shavuot
The Queen of the Shavuot Table
Alon Hadar

A Holiday Parade of Tractors, Babies, and First Fruits
Hila Alpert

The Bulgarian Grandmother with the Golden Touch
Ron Levy-Arie

Shabbat: A Holiday for Every Season:
Shabbat Picnics and Living Jewishly
Naama Shefi

Cakes for a Pre-Shabbat Kaffee und Kuchen
Idan Cohen

Blessing Dabo in the Middle of the Desert
Beejhy Barhany

A French-Ashkenazi Shabbat Menu for Friends
Anna Polonsky

An Iraqi Breakfast and a Heritage to Be Proud Of
Tami Shem-Tov

A Moroccan Shabbat Feast by Way of Brazil
Esther Serruya Weyl

Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index