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Episode 10 | Jackson Hole, Wyoming: Hanukkah Chocolate Gelt

In the last episode of our journey, Ori continues his visit to Wyoming, to the city's most famous chocolatier, Oscar Ortega, who, although not being Jewish, makes Hanukkah gelt voluntarily due to his connection to the small Jewish community. After that, Ori's journey comes to an end, when he is hosted at a traditional communal event of the Jewish community, known as the "Havdachalla", after skiing in the snowy mountains.

Episode 6 | The Jewish Baker Who Made it Big in a Small Town in the Southern US

Ori continues his journey in southern United States, this time in the state of Arkansas, where he visits a local bakery - Ambrosia - and meets Milli, a Jewish lady who used to live in Israel, and now runs a bakery with a variety of Jewish pastries. After that, Ori continues to the hot springs of the city of Hot Springs, after which the city is named, and he ends his visit with a southern Friday dinner with the small Jewish community that remained in the city.

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