Congregation Emanu El and the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC are excited to collaborate on our next installment of the Endowment Speaker Series.
Join us for a deliciously engaging evening with celebrated chef and author Adeena Sussman as she shares her stories, flavors, and inspiration behind her latest cookbook, Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes.
In this lively discussion, guests will learn about the culinary journey that shaped Adeena’s recipes, the traditions that influenced her cooking, and moments in the kitchen that turned food into connection.
Part conversation, part storytelling, this program invites guests to savor the meaning behind the meals we make and share.
Following the program, guests are invited to meet Adeena Susman.
The ticket price includes a copy of the book
The Emanu El Endowment Speaker Series is made possible by Nathan Berg Lecture Series Fund, Caplovitz Lectureship Fund, Eleanor & Frank Freed Fund, and Helen & Harry Reichek Fund.
Adeena Sussman is a cookbook author, writer, and proud home cook whose work explores the intersection of Jewish and Israeli and culinary cultures. Her new cookbook, Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes, will be released on April 28th. Her last cookbooks, Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals From My Table To Yours, released in September 2023, was an instant New York Times best seller. Shabbat is the follow up to Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli Kitchen, which was named a Best Fall 2019 cookbook by The New York Times, Bon Appetit, and Food & Wine. Prior to writing her own works, Adeena coauthored 15 cookbooks, including three New York Times bestsellers with Chrissy Teigen. Adeena has written or been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine and countless other publications. She graduated with honors from both Boston University’s College of Communications and The Institute or Culinary Education. Adeena cooks and writes in Tel Aviv, where she lives in the shadow of that city’s Carmel Market with her husband, Jay Shofet.