Shabbat : food for the body, food for the soul -- Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur : days of awe and honeycake -- Sukkot et al : holidays of harvest and happiness -- Hanukkah : the festival of lights, and fried foods -- Tu B'shevat : happy birthday to trees -- Purim : until you don't know the difference -- Passover : the slaves rise up, the dough stays flat -- Yom Ha-Atzmaut : masters of our fate and our falafel -- Shavuot : from barley to blintzes -- Life cycle events : mitzvah meals.
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