Jewish food is my comfort food. When I crave comfort food — I crave chopped liver with schmaltz (chicken fat), matzo ball soup, sweet kugel, and toasted challah with peanut butter.

My maternal grandmother even made her own challah without a recipe. I would watch and say, “Bubbie, where’s your recipe?” And she would say that she made the challah so many times that she didn’t need a recipe which always frustrated my mother. Unfortunately, when bubbie’s dementia came, she couldn’t remember the recipe. It was not the challah that every bakery makes but had an entirely different shape and texture.

If you love Jewish food or want to try Jewish food, the  Jewish Food Festival & Family Fun Fair will be held at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park, Sunday October 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cooking contests will be judged. Jewish food will be for sale. Sample the culinary wares of 19 participating restaurants including Chompies from Phoenix. Enjoy family entertainment. Shop. Seize the delicious day.

Proceeds benefit Congregation Or Chadash, Community Food Bank, and Interfaith Community Services.

You don’t have to be Jewish to eat Jewish food.

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