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This week's Torah portion introduces the commandment to leave fallen harvest in the field to be "gleaned" by the poor, as illustrated here in "The Gleaners" by Gustave Doré from the 1865 La Sainte Bible.
Posted inTorah

Honor our elders, especially in these excruciating times

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 1, 2020April 30, 2020
Rabbi Yosef Levin of Chabad of Greater South Bay doing his online cooking class. (Photo/Dena Levin)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Rabbi’s online cooking classes served with a side of Yiddishkeit

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 28, 2020April 30, 2020
Screenshot from Nick Beitcher's Instagram.
Posted inSmall Bites

Hotline for home bread makers; kosher takeout and delivery in East Bay

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 27, 2020April 30, 2020
Taurus (Shor) is this month's ruling sign. (Illustration/Jehoshaphat Aspin, 1825)
Posted inAstrolojew

Month of Iyar: Healing and second chances amid the isolation

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude April 27, 2020
The cast of Canadian sitcom "Schitt's Creek."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Rappers, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and homophobia in the time of Covid

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 27, 2020
Joe Biden must surmount disadvantages in fundraising and media opportunities in his White House bid. (Photo/Getty Images-JTA montage)
Posted inU.S.

These are Biden’s Jews

Laura E. Adkins by Ron Kampeas, Laura E. Adkins and JTA April 24, 2020April 26, 2020
"Miriam Shut Out From The Camp" by James Tissot, ca. 1900, shows a scene from this week's Torah portion.
Posted inTorah

In this week’s Torah portion, a mysterious disease strikes

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 24, 2020April 23, 2020
two women sitting in a retirement home
Posted inFamily Matters

Advice: Is it safe to enter a nursing home for non-Covid care?

Rita Clancy by Rita Clancy April 23, 2020
Chocolate production at Dandelion Chocolate in San Francisco's Mission District. (Photo/Instagram @dandelionchocolate)
Posted inSmall Bites

SF’s artisanal bean-to-bar Dandelion Chocolate now kosher

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 23, 2020April 25, 2020
red curtain
Posted inColumns

The show will go on (again) … and I, for one, can’t wait

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz April 22, 2020April 23, 2020

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