Join Rabbi Slakman to explore how the complex, diverse, and ever-evolving story of the Jewish people has been conveyed through recipes and culinary traditions. By examining cookbooks—a distinct body of Jewish literature historically shaped by women—alongside her own family recipes, we will discuss how Jewish food, food stories, and food records define and symbolize the dynamic and flavorful nature of Jewish culture across time and space.
Rabbi Slakman
Rabbi Slakman is both honored and energized to celebrate her first year serving as a rabbi at Temple Micah. Raised in a Sephardic/Ashkenazi Israeli/American Jewish home, she has lived in various U.S. cities and spent summers in Israel. Ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2023, where she also earned a Master’s in Jewish Literature, Rabbi Slakman served as a student rabbi at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue and Kolot Chayeinu, led musical Shabbat services across New York City, and founded a young professional community that became a spiritual home for hundreds of Brooklyn-based Jews. She also writes and publishes recipes that offer contemporary takes on traditional Sephardic cuisine. When not at Micah, you can find her running in the park, listening to jazz, painting, and crying over Leonard Cohen poetry.
Register before 5 p.m. the Sunday before for in-person lunch ($10) or by the next evening for the Zoom link.
For more information, please email Lunch and Learn.