Jon Becker
@jonbecker.bsky.social
Education professor. School Law. Ed tech. Politics of Ed. Pickleball doer.
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I had the stuffed cabbage and latkes. So good.
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I had the stuffed cabbage and latkes. So good.
Everything! Stuffed cabbage, latkes, challah, babka, black & white cookies...
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Everything! Stuffed cabbage, latkes, challah, babka, black & white cookies...
Have you been reading my posts about the Jewish Food Festival?
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Have you been reading my posts about the Jewish Food Festival?
Also, have you been to Perly's yet?
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Also, have you been to Perly's yet?
My challenge was I was with my kid who didn't like the sound of it. So, she went with a B&W cookie, a babka bar, and a brownie. The last one was a questionable decision at a Jewish food festival, but she never misses an opportunity for a good brownie.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
My challenge was I was with my kid who didn't like the sound of it. So, she went with a B&W cookie, a babka bar, and a brownie. The last one was a questionable decision at a Jewish food festival, but she never misses an opportunity for a good brownie.
You just listed the 3 things I didn't get 😭
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
You just listed the 3 things I didn't get 😭
Here's a little history that doesn't really come down one way or the other.
100jewishfoods.tabletmag.com/black-and-wh...
100jewishfoods.tabletmag.com/black-and-wh...
Tablet Magazine’s 100 Most Jewish Foods List: Black-and-White Cookies
Long before Jerry Seinfeld and President Obama declared black-and-white cookies to be an edible symbol of racial harmony, these chocolate and vanilla confections were simply a treat my grandmother Ell...
100jewishfoods.tabletmag.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Here's a little history that doesn't really come down one way or the other.
100jewishfoods.tabletmag.com/black-and-wh...
100jewishfoods.tabletmag.com/black-and-wh...
Well, that's a twist!
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Well, that's a twist!
Don't start complicating this by introducing Italian bakeries 🤣
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Don't start complicating this by introducing Italian bakeries 🤣
I hadn't considered the regional aspect here. I thought they were everywhere...
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I hadn't considered the regional aspect here. I thought they were everywhere...
For me, it's sort of like peaches. When you get a good one, it's amazing. So, a mid one is terribly disappointing.
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
For me, it's sort of like peaches. When you get a good one, it's amazing. So, a mid one is terribly disappointing.
My sister said the same thing about Atlanta.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
My sister said the same thing about Atlanta.
Hmmm... now I feel a need to check with my Jewish in-laws in San Diego.
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hmmm... now I feel a need to check with my Jewish in-laws in San Diego.
See, as per @mmlarthur.bsky.social 's response, if they come in a plastic wrapper, they're not real B&W cookies 😅
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
See, as per @mmlarthur.bsky.social 's response, if they come in a plastic wrapper, they're not real B&W cookies 😅
Same, but I have become convinced they are. I mostly see them in bagel shops, so they are Jewish food by association 😅
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Same, but I have become convinced they are. I mostly see them in bagel shops, so they are Jewish food by association 😅
The lack of responses here make me wonder if you people even know what a B&W cookie is.
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The lack of responses here make me wonder if you people even know what a B&W cookie is.
Interesting. I am a native New Yorker and grew up eating them. I wonder how many people really know about the treasure that is the black and white cookie?
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Interesting. I am a native New Yorker and grew up eating them. I wonder how many people really know about the treasure that is the black and white cookie?
LOL, I accept this.
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
LOL, I accept this.
So, the Jewish food festival caused a discussion within my family: are Black & White cookies Jewish food?
What say you, Bluesky tribe?
What say you, Bluesky tribe?
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
So, the Jewish food festival caused a discussion within my family: are Black & White cookies Jewish food?
What say you, Bluesky tribe?
What say you, Bluesky tribe?
This is penguin erasure
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is penguin erasure
I didn't know @daveweigel.bsky.social could sing like that.
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I didn't know @daveweigel.bsky.social could sing like that.