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sign with the name of the restaurant
Posted inJewish Life

Miller’s East Coast Deli is no more; fast-casual joint coming soon from Sababa’s Guy Eshel; new bagels in Petaluma

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots.Alix Wall by David A.M. Wilensky and Alix Wall September 27, 2019October 1, 2019
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inHolidays

‘From woodchopper to water carrier’ — all are welcome before God

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 27, 2019September 26, 2019
a small, deep blue pool indoor surrounded by marble
Posted inMixed & Matched

Why I want to take my daughter to the mikvah with me when I convert

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler September 26, 2019September 26, 2019
students relax on a college campus quad
Posted inParenting

My daughter started college, and I’m back at Mommy 101

by Julie Levine September 24, 2019
Ocean Hugger’s Ahimi, which is made from tomatoes to mimic raw ahi tuna, was featured at a recent vegan Shabbat event in San Francisco.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Vegan Shabbat offers a taste of the future: plant-based foods

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 23, 2019September 24, 2019
From the cover of “The Unwanted: America, Auschwitz, and a Village Caught in Between” by Michael Dobbs
Posted inOff the Shelf

New books: Detailed looks at WWII Jewish refugee crisis, and FDR

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman September 20, 2019September 20, 2019
"Only the right name gives beings and things their reality," says the Childlike Empress in "The Neverending Story."
Posted inTorah

Names have the power to shape our reality

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton September 20, 2019September 18, 2019
Gildor smiles, leaning on a shelf displaying loaves of his bread
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Q&A: Third career is the charm for home-based bread maker

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 19, 2019September 24, 2019
Karen Galatz's brother Mal
Posted inUncategorized

Words of remembrance for a brother I barely knew

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz September 18, 2019
Natasha Lyonne in "Russian Doll"
Posted inCelebrity Jews

The Jews go to the Emmys, 2019

by Nate Bloom September 17, 2019

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