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a corned beef sandwich
Posted inRecipe, Uncategorized, Food, Columns, Culture

Deli-style, cured corned beef isn’t difficult to make

Shelly Butcher by Shelly Butcher July 7, 2017July 6, 2017
From the cover art for "Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves" by Lee Daniel Kravetz
Posted inArt, Books, Columns, Culture, Author! Author!

The mystery of Palo Alto high school suicides; and the ‘New Science of Success’

by Liz Harris July 6, 2017July 7, 2017
men and woman prayer toward the wall, backs to the camera
Posted inOpinion

American Jews really do care about pluralism in Israel. But there’s more to it.

by Andrew Silow-Carroll July 5, 2017January 12, 2018
From the cover art for "Books of the People: Revisiting Classic Works of Jewish Thought"
Posted inArt, Books, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

Four new Jewish books are tour guides to old ones

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman July 5, 2017July 11, 2017
Israeli NASCAR driver Alon Day (center) with (from left) Roy Cohen, Avishai Sharlin, Dan Hod and Avi Day (Alon’s dad) at the Sonoma Raceway unfurling an Israeli flag (Photo/Max A. Cherney)
Posted in(Is It) Good for the Jews?, Columns, Jewish Life

With Israeli NASCAR driver, diving into wide world of Jewish sports

Larry RosenEric Goldbrener by Larry Rosen and Eric Goldbrener July 3, 2017July 3, 2017
dancing hippies, black and white
Posted inColumns, Jewish Life

When the S.F. Jewish Federation tried outreach to ‘so-called hippy youth’

by J. Staff June 30, 2017June 30, 2017
Faith Kramer's Potato Sausage Salad (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inFood, Recipe, Columns, Culture

This curried eggplant salad is a fresh twist on Israeli favorite sabich

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer June 29, 2017June 30, 2017
"Moses Strikes the Rock" by Richard Andre, 1884
Posted inColumns, Religion, Jewish Life, Torah

When Moses boils over, we take stock of our own anger

Rabbi Susan Leider by Rabbi Susan Leider June 29, 2017
image shows the kaddish page of a prayer book
Posted inAdvice Mensch, Columns, Jewish Life

Can I say Kaddish for a non-Jewish friend? And what to do about an aggressive anti-Israel influence on my son?

Jonathan Harris by Jonathan Harris June 28, 2017June 28, 2017
they stand behind an ice cream display case
Posted inArt, Food, Columns, Culture, Organic Epicure

There’s Jewish flavor in the ice cream and behind the counter

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 23, 2017June 23, 2017

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