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Moses and Jethro in the 1956 film "The Ten Commandments"
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Advice to Moses still stands: Leaders must earn the trust of the people

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen February 13, 2025February 13, 2025
Posted inAct Two, First Person, Columns, Jewish Life, Opinion, Seniors

My return to Judaism was a matter of joy and pride, not crises

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent February 12, 2025February 12, 2025
Posted inFrom the Archives, History, Jewish Life

In the early 1900s, Jewish immigration was at odds with Jewish assimilation

by Maya Mirsky February 11, 2025February 11, 2025
Posted inFood, Small Bites, Jewish Life, Organic Epicure

James Beard noms for local chefs; Square Pie Guys do fire relief; Russian Jew on ‘Top Chef’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 10, 2025February 18, 2025
a close up of two people's hands holding "chambongs" — which resemble champagne flute glasses, but are held at an angle with the stem curving away from the glass as a straw
Posted inFood, Columns, Jewish Life, Organic Epicure

How a wine bar’s Vietnamese chef and Jewish manager came to love each other’s cultures

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 5, 2025February 6, 2025
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles, Columns, Jewish Life, Seniors

I found the hope I need right now in the founding of the War Refugee Board

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz February 4, 2025February 5, 2025
Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Author! Author!

Guide to pithy phrases and stolen Torah mystery in new books from local authors

by Maya Mirsky January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

The Torah is worried about the effects of violence — even on the perpetrators

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
Posted inFood, Small Bites, Columns, Jewish Life, Organic Epicure

2 Jewish eateries close: Ethel’s Delicatessen in Petaluma, Daily Driver bagels in S.F.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 29, 2025January 29, 2025
Posted inFood, Columns, Jewish Life, Organic Epicure

For her, foraging for mushrooms is a way of life 

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 28, 2025June 19, 2025

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