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a black and white woodcut of them tumbling into a huge ravine
Posted inUncategorized

When defying authority is morally and spiritually obligatory

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein July 5, 2019July 11, 2019
Mica Talmor in front of the Piedmont Ave. location of her forthcoming venture, Pomella (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inSmall Bites

Israeli joint Ba-Bite reopening as Pomella in Oakland; AL’s Deli bringing Israeli street food to the Mission

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 2, 2019July 12, 2019
From “The Grapes of Canaan” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Be cognizant of your fears, but don’t let them overpower you

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg June 27, 2019
The clutter situation at Julie Levine's house (Photo/Julie Levine)
Posted inKids & Family

I’ve made peace with my teens’ clutter, and I think I’m going to miss it

by Julie Levine June 26, 2019June 26, 2019
Posted inOff the Shelf

New books: Arab Jews, Latino Jews and other complicated identities

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman June 25, 2019June 26, 2019
Introducing "Goldielox," vegan lox made from carrots, on the menu at vegan deli Goldie’s Vegan Deli (Photo/Sofi Pechner)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Is a Jewish deli with no meat still a Jewish deli?

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 25, 2019July 19, 2019
Mel Brooks plays Melephant Brooks (not pictured) in the fourth Toy Story movie.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Melephant Brooks, Carl Reineroceros and the other Jews of ‘Toy Story 4’

by Nate Bloom June 24, 2019
Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in "The Way We Were"
Posted inJewish Life

‘Adulting’ is not for the tender-hearted, at any age

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz June 24, 2019June 24, 2019
Rabbi Andy Kastner, interim executive director of the East Bay Federation, speaks at the 100th anniversary celebration of the federation, June 19, 2019. (Photo/Courtesy East Bay Federation)
Posted inNews

After 100 years, a warm, haimish goodbye to the East Bay Federation

by Sue Fishkoff June 24, 2019June 24, 2019
A tiny slice of the over 1,000 chocolate bars from around the world on offer at Chocolate Covered in San Francisco
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Q&A: This chocolate connoisseur has raised the bar for 25 years

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 21, 2019September 24, 2019

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