Simmering in the shul kitchen was a large pot of cholent. On a shelf nearby stood a cup of milk, left over from the morning. Someone walked by and knocked over the cup. Milk spilled onto the cover and ...

The first time I came face to face — or rather, spoon to mouth — with a bowl of cholent, at the age of 24, I had no idea what it was. While I was growing up in a nonobservant home, my family had no ...

A stewed dish cooked very low and slow, cholent has roots in the Jewish Sabbath. This ancient stew directly inspired the Crock-Pot – and maybe... Cholent: The Original Slow-Cooked Dish This chilly ...

(JTA) — Contestants on an episode of “Jeopardy!” that aired Wednesday night were stumped when presented with a photo of cholent, a stew traditionally cooked by observant Jews over the course of ...

As we begin the chilly month of November, there’s nothing like a hearty bowl of cholent to warm your tummy! Cholent, also called chulent, is a Jewish stew that simmers overnight — ideally, in a slow ...

Cholent, (pronounced chow·luhnt), a traditional Jewish stew, is a slow-cooked masterpiece brimming with rich flavors and melt ...

IN THE SHTETLS of eastern Europe, Jewish cooks faced a weekly dilemma. The Torah forbade them to prepare meals, or light an oven, between sundown on Friday evening and nightfall on Saturday night. Yet ...

A 1,000-YEAR-OLD recipe is having a moment. Cholent’s ancient origin lies in overnight cooking that suits the rules of the Jewish Sabbath while still creating a hot, substantial Saturday lunch of slow ...

My resolution for the New Year is to make more cholent. Cholent is the traditional Sabbath stew, assembled and put in the oven (or on the stove, or in a crock pot) on Friday before the Sabbath, then ...

Cholent, slow-cooked Shabbat stew. The Bnei Brak Municipality has launched a campaign to encourage vaccinations among yeshiva and Kollel students age 16 and up: everyone who gets vaccinated on ...