Yom Kippur: Breaking the Fast

Yom Kippur: Break Fast

Yom Kippur Break-Fast Menu

Easy and satisfying post-fast dishes that are sure to leave you in a contented food coma.

Appetizer

Easiest Appetizer Ever: Bagel Chips and Lox

Because some of the best noshes are the easiest.

Jewish Food History

How Jewish “Appetizing” Got Its Name (And Why We Break Fast With It)

The term grew out of Jewish New York, but it's a tradition that started in Eastern Europe.

Sweet Ricotta & Strawberry Bourekas Recipe

No fresh strawberries around? Try using jam in whatever flavor you like.

Make Your Own Bialys At Home with Pizza Dough

You don't need to live near a Jewish deli to get hot, toasty bialys, fresh from the oven.

Chrain (Horseradish)

Enjoying a pungent Russian tradition.

Rugelach

Cream cheese cookies

Berry Spinach Quinoa Salad

This bright summery dish can be spruced up further with figs, plums or peaches.

Apricot Pistachio Babka Recipe

Babka is having a major moment, and why not? There’s lots to love about the loaves of twisted dough, generously ...

VIDEO: How to Make Babka Four Ways

Babka has become the dessert du jour and now it's easy to make this beloved treat at home.

Coffee Cake Challah

This mash-up of two beloved classics will test even the most restrained lover of sweets.

Custom Cream Cheese

Everyone loves a good bagel spread for most occasions, but especially to break the fast at the end of Yom Kippur.

Blintz Souffle

A traditional recipe for breaking the fast.

Spinach Goat Cheese Tart with Herb Butter Crust

Perfect for Shavuot, a Shabbat lunch, Sunday picnic or even Yom Kippur break-fast.

Nutella Babka

I didn’t grow up baking or even eating babka. Coffee cake, definitely. Banana bread was a staple. But babka just ...