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(From left) Drew Himmelstein's husband, Aaron, and their sons, Harvey and Nate. (Photo/Himmelstein)
Posted inParenting

A lovely return home, but in Maine my kids ran free

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein June 4, 2020
Posted inOff the Shelf

Daughters of Holocaust survivors uncover old stories in new memoirs

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman June 4, 2020July 8, 2020
A family-size chicken shawarma meal from Lev, a new Middle Eastern food project from the guys behind Wise Sons. (Photo/Courtesy Wise Sons)
Posted inSmall Bites

Wise Sons goes Middle Eastern; Saul’s Deli owners give it another go; ‘Yiddishe’ happy hour

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 2, 2020June 8, 2020
Steve and Jennifer Sarver with their cousin and investor Michael Rubenstein (right) at the opening of the San Francisco Soup Company in 1999. (Photo/Courtesy Steve Sarver)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

A ladle of this, a ladle of that: Soup company pivots to pickup and donating

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 1, 2020June 8, 2020
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inShavuot

Torah is the water supply that makes Jewish life possible

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg May 28, 2020
James Mackler and supporters; Chattanooga Tennessee. (Photos/JTA-Courtesy; Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNews

This Jewish combat vet and rabbi’s husband is trying to win a Senate seat in Tennessee

by Ron Kampeas and JTA May 28, 2020May 28, 2020
Patti Lupone as Avis Amberg in “Hollywood/” (Photo/Saeed Adyani-Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

In alternate history of ‘Hollywood,’ diverse characters get to act out their ambitions

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
The light-filled sanctuary of Kol Shofar in Tiburon (Photo/HCLA)
Posted inBay Area, Columns, Religion, Jew in the Pew, Jewish Life, News

Shabbat online? Conservative synagogues get OK, but some were already doing it

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky May 25, 2020May 26, 2020
Loud Jewish comedian Sarah Silverman will soon voice an animated Santa Claus. (Photo/Gage Skidmore-Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Sarah Silverman is Santa Claus; Disney’s Jewish prince; Ben Platt hangs with Beanie Feldstein; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 25, 2020
An Israeli postage stamp from 1961 depicts Gemini, the sign of the Hebrew month of Sivan. The Hebrew text reads "Mazal T'omim — the sign of Gemini" and "Chodesh Sivan — the month of Sivan." (Photo/Flickr-karen horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inColumns

Month of Sivan: How deep do our roots really go?

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude May 25, 2020May 25, 2020

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