Yosef Silver

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Sep 14, 2014, 6:48 PM

Don’t worry about your Rosh Hashanah Menu

Don't worry -- the menu for this three day food extravaganza is all worked out

Jan 16, 2014, 4:33 PM

When I was a kid, Tu B’Shevat was about the trees

Our son will be four in a few months. Four is one of the first ages I have memories of. We lived in Kingston Upon Thames, my bedroom carpet was blue, and the house felt like it was huge....

Oct 4, 2013, 5:00 AM

Talking Dirty at the Dinner Table

When you make aliya, you make friends -- almost instantly. While you are finding the lay of the land, so are they. If you're lucky to have friends that made aliya before you, they might guide you through choosing...

Jul 28, 2013, 12:16 AM

5 things hummingbirds taught me about competitive BBQ

Finding inspiration on how to grill a magical Shabbat dinner and trounce the competition in Kansas City this August

Apr 26, 2013, 5:28 AM

My ritual reset

I recall following the Huffington Post’s food column on Twitter but I have no recollection of clicking that blue bird to follow @HuffPostBlog's tweets. That’s what happens in today’s connected world. We browse, we click, we like, we share....

Apr 11, 2013, 5:56 AM

Hiding behind falafel, hummus, schug and shawarma

Photo: Yosef Silver (This American Bite)

When I gave up on living in Israel did I forfeit my right to celebrate the realization of Herzl's dream?

Mar 10, 2013, 12:00 PM

Can you even buy kosher food there?

In February I flew to New York for 50 hours to attend the Kosher Food and Wine Experience and spend a short time with some of the writers that I have become friends with since my reincarnation as a food writer. As I...

Mar 9, 2013, 6:00 AM

A carnivore, vegetarian, vegan and a celiac walk into a seder…

A carnivore, vegetarian, vegan and a celiac walk into a seder... and no one went away hungry

Feb 26, 2013, 2:17 AM

How I’ll be passing on the macaroons this Pesach

Fill the fridge (photo credit: Yosef Silver, This American Bite)

This Passover, lemon, garlic and zaatar can lead us to freedom from all our bellyaching

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About Me

Yosef Silver is a father of three, entrepreneur, writer, and community builder. He first wrote about his experience making aliyah in his twenties and later became known in the kosher food blogging community. He believes Jewish identity is something to live out loud, around the table, in the streets, and on the page. He is also a tired Jew who knows we should not have to keep fighting for our own legitimacy, but here we are.