About the Author

Naama Shefi is a kibbutznik and New Yorker, who, in 2017, founded the Jewish Food Society, a non-profit organization, which preserves and celebrates Jewish culinary heritage through a digital recipe archive and dynamic events. In 2021, she launched Asif: Culinary Institute of Israel, a center in Tel Aviv dedicated to exploring the diverse and creative food culture of Israel. You can often find her on Manhattan's Lower East Side hosting Shabbat picnics or downing herring in Tel Aviv.