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four latkes on a platter, next to small bowls of sour cream and apple sauce
Posted inFood, Small Bites, Hanukkah, Holidays, Jewish Life, Organic Epicure

The one trick you need to make perfect latkes; Alec’s Ice Cream goes kosher; Etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 18, 2024December 22, 2024
photo of a person leaning on wooden window
Posted inAct Two, Columns, Jewish Life, Seniors

Facing a holiday alone? Sometimes you just need to swallow your pride

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 17, 2024December 18, 2024
a woman uses tongs to adjust something in a pan of oil on the stove
Posted inFood, Recipe, Hanukkah, Columns, Holidays, Jewish Life, Organic Epicure

Oakland olive oil enthusiast dispels the smoke point ‘myth’ for frying latkes

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 11, 2024December 19, 2024
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

How will we get through the next four years? This week’s Torah portion can help

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 5, 2024December 6, 2024
a classical painting of two young men discussing something secretively by candlelight
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

Jacob’s biggest decision makes us ask: Does the end ever justify the means?

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein November 27, 2024November 27, 2024
a sketch of an atomic bomb teetering on the edge of a cliff — on top of the bomb, a suburban home sits peacefully
Posted inFrom the Archives, Columns, Jewish Life

How San Francisco native son Rube Goldberg drew his way to fame and fortune

by Maya Mirsky November 26, 2024November 27, 2024
a pastrami sandwich on a plate with a pickle and coleslaw
Posted inFood, Small Bites, Columns, Jewish Life, Organic Epicure

‘It starts and ends with pastrami’: Bubbala’s Jewish deli finally opens in Marin

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 22, 2024December 19, 2024
Posted inColumns, Local Voice, Opinion

We should see the impending closure of the Contemporary Jewish Museum as a dire warning

by David A.M. Wilensky November 21, 2024November 21, 2024
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

The surprising secret to getting God to answer your prayers

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg November 21, 2024November 22, 2024
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

What happens when your compassion wanes at the wrong time?

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf November 14, 2024November 14, 2024

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