The Kitchen Stories The Jewish Museum and Archives of BC

In this episode, the last one in Season 2 (the dessert episode, you might say), join me (Liana) as I try to get to the bottom of the mysteries behind my family's secret chocolate chip cookie recipe. 

Many Jewish institutions are facing a decline in young adult engagement compared to that of older generations. Could food and land-based programming be the solution? Hear from returning and new guests about how they get young people through the door (virtually and irl), and how previously disengaged Jews are finding community and connection through Jewish outdoor, food, farming, and environmental education (JOFEE) programs. 

Want to learn more about something you heard on the show?


Here's the Seeds of Opportunity report mentioned in the episode. 
Click here for Hazon's list of JOFEE partner organizations. They also have a podcast series about some of the programs. 
One of the guests in this episode, Ilana Zackon, who lives in Moishe House Vancouver, hosts another Jewish podcast: The CJN's Bonjour Chai. Check it out!

Jewish food historian Kat Romanow talks about the Wandering Chew, converting to Judaism, which Montreal bagel is best, and much more! 

What's the recipe for accessible, LGBTQ+, Jewish spaces? Carmel Tanaka from JQT Vancouver and Joe Isaac and L.M Jones from the Pink Peacock fill us in on the key ingredients, from community bridges made of rainbow challah to Yiddish Anarchist knishes. 

The third and final part in this season's series on food security is all about Jewish Family Services of Vancouver's new food hub! What's a food hub? How's it different from a food bank? Where did JFS get the idea? All these questions and more are answered in today's episode as we learn about this big transformation in JFS's approach to food security.  

Be sure to check out the hub's Grand Opening event on April 18th.

In this episode, Part 2/3 on food security, hear from two clients of Jewish Family Services about their lived experiences of food insecurity, from the circumstances that brought them to rely on the food bank to how we can provide support as a community. 

Please note that this episode includes discussions of chronic illness and gender-based violence.