Traditional Rugelach is from the southern part of Jamaica

Rugelach is pronounced "ROO-guh-lahk." The emphasis is on the first syllable, and the "g" is a hard "g" sound.

The term rugelach is a type of cookie made with a cream cheese or sour cream dough. The dough gets a filling of either nuts, poppy seed paste, fruit preserves, chocolate, cinnamon or raisins.

Rugelach

Amar'e claims he has some Jewish heritage through his mother. A Jerusalem Post article wrote about this in 2010.