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Sam Tobis at work in Grand Bakery (Photo/Courtesy Sam Tobis)
Posted inSmall Bites

Grand Bakery’s new bagels will debut at series of pop-ups

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 28, 2018October 2, 2018
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Sept. 27, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Win McNamee-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

8 rabbis weigh in on Kavanaugh and morality

by JTA September 28, 2018September 28, 2018
Decorating the sukkah (Photo/Courtesy Hazon)
Posted inTorah

As Sukkot ends, your last chance for compassion

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider September 27, 2018
(Photo/pexels.com CC0)
Posted inColumns

How I dug out of my son’s 3-day stand

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein September 26, 2018
Marc Schechter (right) with his portable pizza ovens at a homeless encampment in Oakland (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inColumns

Raising (pizza) dough to help homeless Oaklanders

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 20, 2018September 20, 2018
“Moses and the Ten Commandments,” engraving by H. Martin, ca. 1850
Posted inColumns

A great leader in life stays with us after death

Rabbi Corey Helfand by Rabbi Corey Helfand September 20, 2018September 20, 2018
Larissa Siegel and Rowan Solomon at their wedding reception (Photo/Gladys Jem)
Posted inUnions

They were meant to be, but had to break up to find out

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 18, 2018September 18, 2018
(Photo/Wikimedia-David Illif CC-BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inColumns

My Christian boyfriend loves Yom Kippur

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler September 14, 2018
From the cover of "The Talmud: A Biography" by Barry Scott Wimpfheimer
Posted inColumns

Three books to put you through (Jewish) law school

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman September 14, 2018
"Moses Speaks to the Children of Israel" by Hartwell James, 1905
Posted inColumns

The death of a friend made me think: How will I make the most of my short time?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg September 13, 2018

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