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The cholent served on Thursday nights at Hadar Geula in Jerusalem is scooped from giant pots behind a packed counter. (Philissa Cramer/ JTA)
July 17, 2025, 7:10 pm
Rabbi’s ‘ruling’ discouraging eating Shabbat stew on Thursday nights briefly roils Israel
Top Haredi authority Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein suggests that having cholent during the week isn’t healthy and takes away from the dish’s holy status – but doesn’t forbid it outright
By Deborah Danan and PHILISSA CRAMER
Crowds pressed against the window of Essen New York Deli in an attempt to catch a glimpse of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, April 24, 2025. (Jackie Hajdenberg/ JTA)
April 25, 2025, 8:36 pm
Ben Gvir joins friendly Thursday night cholent in Brooklyn after stirring the pot in NYC
Visiting a kosher deli for the pre-Shabbat tradition of late-night stew, the far-right Israeli minister encounters none of the simmering tension that greeted him in other venues
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Locals handing out snacks and water to protesters against Israel's judicial overhaul on March 23, in Bnei Brak, Israel. (Haim Uzan)
March 30, 2023, 1:46 pm
Bnei Brak presents: How to turn a tense anti-overhaul rally into a ‘cholent party’
A grassroots charm offensive in the predominantly ultra-Orthodox city had locals handing out treats to thousands of protesting out-of-towners
By Canaan Lidor
Ultra-Orthodox Jews enjoy eating chulent, a traditional Jewish stew, at Yoel's restaurant in Meah Shearim, Jerusalem. Many of the restaurants in Meah Shearim open late on Thursday nights to serve chulent. December 24, 2015.(Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 18, 2022, 2:43 am
On the cholent-and-kugel trail with tours of the Haredi ’tisch’
Jerusalem tour guides offer glimpses of the ultra-Orthodox world, with tables full of traditional Sabbath fare
By Jessica Steinberg
Mayim Bialik in her 'Jeopardy!' debut, May 31, 2021. (Screenshot from ABC)
October 15, 2021, 1:29 pm
‘Jeopardy!’ contestants fumble question about ‘cholent’ on Shabbat
Temporary host Mayim Bialik explains that the word comes from the French ‘chaud lent,’ meaning ‘cooks a long time’
By Shira Hanau
A man receives a slice of Knafe after getting vaccinated against the coronavirus in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, on February 16, 2021. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
February 19, 2021, 3:59 am
To encourage vaccination, Israeli cities serve free food with a side of comfort
From Sabbath stews to Russian fried pies to hummus and pizza, municipalities promise their residents better days through familiar foods
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Illustrative. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men eat cholent in Jerusalem, December 24, 2015 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 11, 2021, 7:47 am
Bnei Brak to distribute cholent at Thursday night vaccine drive
In bid to raise city’s inoculation rate, municipality advertises late-night event with free bowls of the traditional stew, bread rolls and juice for those who get vaccinated
By ToI Staff
A cook with a pot of hamin, the traditional Jewish long-cooking stew, at the Maadaniyat Shef restaurant in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on January 16, 2020. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
February 11, 2020, 12:31 pm
Ancient Jewish dish of cholent is now a melting pot of Israeli cuisine
Eaten by Jews for Shabbat lunch since antiquity, the rich, slow-cooked stew also known as hamin is an old-new trend for the secular and religious, on weekdays as well
By Jonah Mandel
An array of restaurant chefs and their particular specialty, cholent or hamin, the long-cooked bean stew traditionally served on the Sabbath (Courtesy Shuk Tzafon)
December 16, 2019, 4:03 am
It’s a melting pot of cholent, hamin and tbit at Tel Aviv bean fest
The traditional slow-cooked Sabbath stews will get a headstart during January Hamin Festival
By Jessica Steinberg
Chillent live onstage. (Courtesy Sruli Broocker)
August 28, 2017, 4:07 am
Since finding God, band Chillent doesn’t need to get stewed to feel high
Born-again hasidic group cooks up a fusion of prayer and play in a stirring, melodic ramble perfect for the jam band palate
By Madison Margolin
When you're desperate for something other than canned corn and tuna (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash 90)
November 20, 2012, 6:08 am
The rationale behind the rations
The IDF’s cardboard field ration box yields a surprising variety of options, top soldier-chefs say, for keeping the army marching on its stomach
By Jessica Steinberg
Lori Silberman Brauner
August 14, 2012, 2:59 pm
Lori Silberman Brauner
My inner Sephardi
An unexpected spiritual home offers warmth, intimacy and spicy chulent — and no Ashkenazi mumbling
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