Add a little extra flavor to your High Holy Day table with an afternoon of cooking demonstrations, tastings, and conversation featuring celebrated voices in Jewish food.
Learn holiday recipes, cooking techniques, and the stories behind beloved traditions from Rachel Sheff and Sharon Gomperts of the Sephardic Spice Girls, Dana Shrager of DanasTable.com, and Faith Kramer, author of 52 Shabbats.
What to Expect
Quick, informative cooking demonstrations
High Holy Day recipes and cooking tips
Tastings of featured dishes
Stories behind Jewish culinary traditions
Recipes included are:
Sephardic Spice Girls
A Rosh Hashanah challah crown
Fall harvest soup with savory granola
Carne keftes de prasa, leek and potato patties with ground beef
Dana Shrager from Dana’s Table
Fig Olive Oil Cake
Faith Kramer of 52 Shabbats
A Holiday Appetizer Board with three dips: chard tahini dip, roasted carrot white bean dip with Za’atar, and honey with a kick dip
Featured Presenters
Rachel Sheff and Sharon Gomperts, the Sephardic Spice Girls Rachel and Sharon share Middle Eastern and North African recipes rooted in family traditions and the histories of Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish communities. Their work appears in the Jewish Journal and on their Sephardic Spice Girls social media platforms.
Dana Shrager Dana is a recipe developer and the creator of DanasTable.com, where she shares approachable Jewish holiday recipes, family favorites, and modern twists. She also moderates the Jewish Cooking and Jewish Holiday Cooking Facebook groups and is a Wilshire Boulevard Temple member.
Faith Kramer Faith is a food writer and recipe developer whose work explores the food, history, and customs of the Jewish diaspora. She is the author of the award-winning cookbook 52 Shabbats: Friday Night Dinners Inspired by a Global Jewish Kitchen and a columnist for J., The Jewish News of Northern California.
The Jewish Food Lab at Wilshire Boulevard Temple is dedicated to celebrating the tastes and traditions of global Jewish food and culture. Grounded in the richness of Jewish experience and history, the Jewish Food Lab strives to create educational and experiential opportunities for all the senses. We are excited for the Jewish Food Lab to become one of the cornerstones of community outreach and programming at Wilshire Boulevard Temple and in LA!
Date & Time
Sun, Aug 23, 2026 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Venue Details
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
3663 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90010
Wilshire Boulevard Temple - Los Angeles
Celebrating 162 years in Los Angeles and one of America’s most highly respected congregations, Wilshire Boulevard Temple has been serving the Los Angeles Jewish community since its founding in 1862 as Congregation B’nai B'rith, the city’s first synagogue. Today, Wilshire Boulevard Temple carries out the mission through a variety of ways, as a center for Jewish spirituality and celebration, a place for lifelong learning and friendship and home to an engaged congregation where every person can make a difference.
