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Rugelach, Guava, Guayaba, Desserts, Recipes, Recetas, Jewish, Orge Castellano, Journalist

These Guava Rugelach Taste Like Home

This recipe for guava rugelach is inspired by Jewish communities in Latin America, who transformed traditional dishes through local ingredients.

The Nosher - July 20, 2023
Food, Beets, History, Beetroot, Recipe, Gastronomy, Jewish History, Jewish cuisine, Jewish food, Orge Castellano, writer, journalist

The Beet Goes On

From sacred rituals to rich, hearty recipes, beets have been stirring the pot (quite literally) in Jewish kitchens for ages

Tablet Magazine, July 05, 2023
Food, Beets, History, Beetroot, Recipe, Gastronomy, Jewish History, Jewish cuisine, Jewish food, Orge Castellano, writer, journalist

Beet and Mascarpone Hummus

A truly delicious dish that marries quintessential elements from Jewish, Arabic, and Italian cuisine

Tablet Magazine, July 05, 2023
Sephardic culture, Sephardi music, Sephardic Cusisine, Sefardi, Sefardita, Sarah Aroeste, Susan Barocas, Chef, Cooking, Recipes, Gastronomy, Jewish cuisine, Jewish cooking, Orge Castellano Journalist

Tasting the Symphony: A Gastronomic Experience Celebrating Sephardic Food and Music

The pairing of traditional foods with songs and stories that transcend time and place.

Aish - June 08, 2023
Food, Recipe, Sephardic recipes, Fongos, Ottoman Empire, Turkish Food, Comida judia, Recetas judias, Istanbul, Kosher food in Spain, Jewish cuisine, Jewish food, Orge Castellano Journalis

Potato Spinach Fongos with Cheese Recipe

What happens when you combine potatoes, cheese, and spinach? You get fongos, a delicious Sephardic quiche

Aish, August 18, 2022
Chocolate, Cake, Dessert, Shabbat Dessert, Jewish Chocolate, Jews and Chocolate, History of chocolate, Orge Castellano Journalist

Bizcochuelo de chocolate y café

A fluffy, light and moist cake rich in flavor, this sweet dish goes well as a dessert or as a show-stopping cake for birthday parties.

Tablet Magazine - July 18, 2022
Chocolate, Jewish Chocolate, Jews and Chocolate, History of chocolate, Orge Castellano Journalist

The Making of Modern Chocolate

The treat we love today wouldn’t have been possible without the Jews

Tablet Magazine - July 18, 2022
Food, Sephardic recipes, Barcelona, Jewish Barcelona, Xerta, Kosher food in Spain, Jewish cuisine, Jewish food, Xerta Restaurant, Orge Castellano Journalist

Barcelona gets world’s first Michelin-starred kosher restaurant

With a little advance notice, Xerta, which offers a menu that reflects local Ebro River cuisine, will prepare food according to Jewish dietary laws

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, July 15, 2022
Food, Latin Ameican Food, Jewish Latin Cuisine, Jewish Fusion, Spain, Medieval Spain, History, Journalist Orge Castellano

How Jewish Latin American Chefs are Redefining Jewish Food

The culinary synergy resulting in these new gastronomic creations would lead to a rich and vibrant amalgam of recipes representing the old and the new.

Aish - July 12, 2022
Food, Sephardic recipes, Cilantro, Coriander, España, Sefardita, Sefardi, Jewish cuisine, Jewish food, Orge Castellano Journalist
February 4, 2022

Cilantro’s Jewish Roots

Tablet Magazine

Venice, Jewish Venice, Comunità Ebraica di Venezia, Venetian Jews, History, Orge Castellano Journalist

Venice’s frayed, shrinking 500-year-old Jewish Ghetto is planning a renaissance

After a high-profile project failed, the Jewish Community of Venice is taking matters into their own hands.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency - April 20, 2022
Food, Sephardic recipes, Arroz con Garbanzos, Sefardita, Sefardi, Jewish cuisine, Jewish food, Orge Castellano Journalist

Arroz con Garbanzos (Chickpea Rice)

A recipe that looks simple but packs a punch in terms of flavor and substance. This dish may be redolent of Mediterranean Sephardic pilaf to the food enthusiast.

Tablet Magazine, February 4, 2022
Synagogues, Spain, Medieval Spain, History, Sephardic, Sepharad, Sefarad, Journalist Orge Castellano

Spanish towns unearth ancient synagogues to bring back Jewish history - and tourists

Expelled in 1492, the once-prosperous Sephardic Jews left a striking medieval architectural legacy. Now, landowners are digging it up, along with a possible gold mine of tourism

The Times of Israel - February 1, 2022
Wine, Kosher Wine, Spanish Jews, Sepharad, Elvi Wines

500 years after the Inquisition, Spain finally has a vibrant kosher wine industry

Uncorking the legacy: A Journey through the Revived Vineyards of Sepharad.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency - November 3, 2021
Venezuela, Venezuelan Jews, Judíos Venezolanos, Comunidad Judía de Venezuela

Venezuela’s tight-knit Jewish community is still mourning its Surfside victims

Despite the challenges the community has experienced in the last two decades, its members remain, in times of tragedy, economic setbacks and difficult political hindrances: united, optimistic and resilient.

The Times of Israel - October 18, 2021
Angel Sanz-Briz, Holocaust, Spanish Schindler, Orge Castellano

The ‘Spanish Schindler’ saved 5,200 Jews during the Holocaust. Now Spain wants to find their descendants

Between June and December 1944, the 32-year-old diplomat went to extreme lengths to ensure hundreds of Hungarian families were put under Spain’s protection

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency - October 4, 2021
Spanish Citizenship, Sephardic, Spain, Nacionalidad Sefardi, Sefarad

Why Is Spain Suddenly Turning Down So Many Jews Who Apply for Citizenship?

New citizenship data reveals that last quarter, 2,276 applications of Sephardic Jews were turned down — compared to a total of three before this year.

Haaretz - August 24, 2021
Ladino, Judeo-Spanish, The Forward, Madrid, Sephardi culture

For 35 years, this mother-daughter duo has run a radio show on Ladino and Sephardic Jewish culture from Madrid

Since they debuted, the pair have unwittingly become the guiding lights of Judeo-Spanish not only within Spain but across the Jewish world.

The Forward - July 1, 2021
Recipes, Jewish cooking, Jewish cuisine, Babka, Dulce de leche, recetas, judios

Dulce de Leche Babka Recipe

This sweet, rich confection makes the perfect babka filling. The result? A buttery yeast-risen cake featuring swirls of gooey sweet milk caramel flowing through it, pulling apart into mouthwatering layers

The Nosher - June, 8 2021
Baruch Spinoza, Judaism, Crypto-Judaism, Portuguese Jews, Philosophy

What a 17th Century Jewish Philosopher Can Teach Us About Mental Health

We should all embrace Baruch Spinoza's ideas around self-love and happiness.

Alma - May 5, 2021
Activism, Jewish, Judaism, Tikkun Olam, Anna Sacks, Zero waste, Sustainability, Environmentalism

Meet the Jewish Activist Digging Through the Trash for Climate Justice

Anna Sacks wants to hold corporations accountable by exposing what they throw away.

Alma - April, 22 2021
Jeweller, Jewish Jewellery, Alma, heyalma.com

This Latina Jeweler Is Fighting Antisemitism on Instagram

Debbie Lechtman's account, Rootsmetals, is part jewelry shop, part classroom, and part Jewish safe space.

Alma - January 26, 2021
Jewish, Food, Jewish food, Sephardic

Family Recipes Helped Me Discover My Hidden Sephardi History

Conquering lockdown one Sephardic delight at a time.

The Jerusalem Post - January 7, 2021
White house, Alejandro Mayorkas, Sephardic, Jewish, Latin Jew

A Sephardic Jew in the White House Is a Very Big Deal

Alejandro Mayorkas’ nomination to Biden's cabinet could mark a turning point for American Sephardic Jews.

Alma - December 2, 2020
Trump, Joe Biden, POTUS, Trumpism, USA, Donald

Even if Biden Wins, Trumpism Won’t Go Away Overnight

Trump’s reigning ideology will have lasting consequences to ripple out across American politics.

Medium - November 2, 2020
Coronavirus Quarantine United States of America, USA, Crisis, COVID-19

Quarantine: A Privilege Few Americans Can Afford

Even though the virus is of equal treatment, the working conditions are not.

Medium - March 23, 2020
Stockpiling, toilet paper, rolls of paper, COVID-19, corona, coronavirus, pandemic

The Psychology Behind Panic Stockpiling

As the COVID-19 outbreak spurs mass buying, people are flocking stores for toilet paper, but why?

Medium - March 17, 2020
environment, facism, ecology, extremism, nationalism, eco-fascism

Fascists Are Capitalizing on Environmental Concerns to Justify Violence

With climate crisis looming, white supremacists are using the environment as grounds for a racist nationalism ideology

Gen Magazine - August 8, 2019
News Comments, Digital Newspaper, Spanish Newspapers, User-comments
April 16, 2020

Behind the Comments Section: The Ethics of Digital Native News Discussions

Journal of Media and Communication

Artificial intelligence, AI, Robot, Writing, Neural Networks, Automated writing

Will The Next Shakespeare Be a Robot?

A new A.I. text generator has ability to write convincing prose. Can an algorithm imitate one of the most complex of human abilities?

Medium -March 4, 2019
Conspiracy theories are damaging democracy

Conspiracy Theories And Algorithms Are Hurting Democracy

As society falls deep into conspiratorial thinking. Is big tech doing enough?

Medium - February 19, 2019
Single people, singlehood, cpitalism, economy, money, finance

Does Capitalism Hate Single People?

From taxes to travel and milk cartons in bulk: If you’re single, you’re being penalized for it.

Medium - January 31, 2019
AI Art could be the next painter like Picasso
Medium - February 4, 2019

Instagram: Beware of The Toxic Culture Behind It

The photo app is making us depressed, lonely and miserable. Why can’t we stop scrolling through the illusion?

Algorithm, behaviour, social impact, effects in society, Facebook, social media

Algorithms Tell Us How to Think, and This is Changing Us

As computers learn how to mimic us, are we starting to be more like them?

Medium - January 21, 2019
Cashless society, world, no money

Welcome to a World Without Money

Imagine a world without cash. That world is coming — and sooner than you think.

Medium - December 29, 2018
Future, Hunting humans, Hunger games, Technology, Dark future, tourism

The Dark Future of Tourism: Hunting Humans

Forget traveling to Mars on a SpaceX ship. In the future the mega rich will hunt humans as a spectacle of pleasure. Could our biggest fears become entertainment for future tourists?

Medium - December 10, 2018
Insects Are the New Protein

Insects Are the New Protein

Eating crickets could save the world — if we can conquer human psychology.

Medium - October 31, 2018
Tinder is changing love, sex and relationships

Is Technology Helping Kill Love and Sex?

Online dating is changing how we perceive modern romance, intimacy and interact with each other. But, is this a good thing?

Medium - October 2, 2018
Basque culture Euskera Vasco Euskara cultura idioma Euskal herria Euskadi Basque country

Behind The Basques: The Most Misunderstood Culture in Europe

The beauty and the mistery of one of the most isolated people in the world.

Medium - August 29, 2018
AI Art could be the next painter like Picasso
Medium - September 3, 2018

Will the Next Picasso Be a Robot?

First, they came for our jobs. Then they started painting.

The Future of Journalism

Newsbots and robot reporters are coming

The industry is reshaping the practice of news creation by inviting machine-writing software into their newsrooms. Are algorithms the next gatekeepers?

Mumbrella - August 2, 2018
Smartphone use negative effects phubbing epidemic overuse

Phubbing Is the New Epidemic

Is it time to put into quarantine our smartphones?

Medium - July 11, 2018
Baumman Liquid Society Unhappy Capitalism Consumerism Reinvention Depression Social Preassure

Are You Unhappy? Blame It On the Liquid Society

To achieve a balanced life full of opportunities, reinvention throughout life will be fundamental. But is all this change making us miserable?

Medium - June 19, 2018
Buycotting boycott activism politics business buycott

Buycotting is The New Form of Political Activism

How ethical consumption could make or break your business

Medium - June 27, 2018
Future of work technology will kill jobs automation workforce jobless employment

The Future of Work: Technology Will Kill Your Job. Here's How

Are humans destined to disappear from the workforce? Are we heading towards a jobless future?

Medium - May 22, 2018
Artificial intelligence AI love sex porn robot future

The Future of Love: Robot Sex and AI Relationships

You’ve seen this new modern calligraphy thing.

Medium - April 2, 2018
Mistakes Pitch Ideas Writing Blogging

Mistakes You Make When Pitching a Story

The only reason your content isn’t out there is: You.

Medium - February 7, 2018
The Virtue of Solitude Loneliness Alone Therapy Virtue Benefits of Being Alone

The Virtue of Solitude: Is Being Alone The New Therapy

How disengagement — according to science — can empower your life.

Medium - January 31, 2018
sex education, porn, love, the effects of porn in relationships

Porn Tells Us How to Have Sex, And This is Killing Love

The industry defines intimacy, sex, and marriage. This together with lack of meaningful sex-ed in schools are slowly destroying relationships.

Medium - January 8, 2018
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