Cooking Through Trauma, NYT Bestselling Jewish Cookbook Author Adeena Sussman on Life After Oct 7th

New York Times Bestselling cookbook author Adeena Sussman joins Jonah Platt to talk Israeli food culture, Jewish identity, life in Tel Aviv after October 7th, shakshuka, tahini, kosher cooking, and her brand new cookbook app packed with Middle Eastern recipes using 10 ingredients or less. What's it really like to be an American Jewish woman living in Tel Aviv for 10 years? Adeena — the woman behind beloved cookbooks Sababa and Shabbat — gets raw and honest about cooking through trauma, the surge of grief at Hersh Goldberg-Polin's funeral, and how the Jewish food community rallied just days after the October 7th attack. She also shares the story of meeting her husband Jay on a blind date near Tel Aviv's Carmel Market, skipping straight to stepmom life at 46, and why she proudly calls herself an "American Israeli insider-outsider." Follow Adeena Sussman On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/adeenasussman/?hl=en Order her cookbooks - https://www.adeenasussman.com/ 🍳 In this episode: Life in Tel Aviv after October 7th & the hostage ceasefire Adeena's new cookbook app — 100 recipes, 10 ingredients or less Israeli vs. American food culture and spontaneity Meeting husband Jay at Carmel Market & becoming a stepmom at 46 Hersh Goldberg-Polin, grief, and cooking as healing Why shakshuka is the "mother sauce" of Israeli cooking Jake Cohen, Hani Applebaum & the post-10/7 Jewish food community response The "Taste or Toss" game: brisket, tahini brownies, latkes & more 00:00 - Introduction: Meet Adeena Sussman 03:12 - Life in Israel After October 7th 06:55 - The Book Tour That Became Group Therapy 09:29 - Moving to Israel: Insider-Outsider Identity 13:04 - Carmel Market & Israeli Food Culture 17:54 - Cookbooks as Jewish Memory & Story 22:04 - Jewish Foods Across Cultures 29:50 - Sababa & Becoming a Bestseller 37:31 - Hosting, Hospitality & the Jewish Table 45:26 - House it, Taste or Toss Game 🎙️ Being Jewish with Jonah Platt — the podcast exploring what it means to be Jewish today, through culture, identity, food, and community. 📲 Subscribe, like, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode #BeingJewish #JonahPlatt #AdeenaSussman #JewishPodcast #IsraeliFood #JewishFood #Cookbook #TelAviv #IsraeliCulture #JewishIdentity #October7 #Shakshuka #MiddleEasternFood