Organic Epicure Her plant-based cookies are grounded in health and simplicity As soon as she was old enough to know what was on her plate, Lauren Chew didn’t want to eat animals. But it’s hard to be in control of those choices when… By Alix Wall Sep 9, 2021
Organic Epicure Jewish chef’s plant-based bacon ‘sizzles and bubbles’ like the real thing Not all chefs have slogans that they live by, but if chef Sam Lippman could choose one, it would be this: “You can make anything out of anything.” He… By Alix Wall Sep 3, 2021
Torah Look for the holy spark within and greet the new year with hope The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Nitzavim / Rosh Hashanah Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20… By Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon Sep 3, 2021
Astrolojew Rosh Hashanah horoscopes: rest, renew — get your house in order Tishrei 5782 Sept. 7-Oct. 5, 2021 The New Year of 5782 is a Shmita year – the seventh year of the Shmita cycle, during which the reset button is pushed… By Lorelai Kude Sep 2, 2021
The Matzo Chronicles 5782 is coming, but too much new is making me blue A new city for my husband and me. A new job for one of my children. A new year soon to begin for us all. Still, “new” is not how I feel. Adrift. Unmoored.… By Karen Galatz Sep 1, 2021
Celebrity Jews Mayim gets the podium; Barbra has another hit; etc. ‘My name is Inigo Montoya …’ Mandy Patinkin, who is on TikTok, responded recently to a fan video. A young woman who had lost her father to cancer asked… By Maya Mirsky Aug 31, 2021
Organic Epicure South Bay blogger's new cookbook is full of Rosh Hashanah recipes Some day in the (hopefully) not too distant future, when talk turns to how productive or unproductive we were during Covid, Beth Lee will be able to best… By Alix Wall Aug 30, 2021
Small Bites New 'Jew-ish' deli coming to Napa; Jewish Argentine chef in SF A new Jewish deli concept is coming to Napa’s Oxbow Public Market from an unlikely source: Christopher Kostow, the three-starred Michelin chef of… By Alix Wall Aug 27, 2021
Torah The gift and wonder of newness The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8 When my daughter was… By Rabbi Amy Eilberg Aug 27, 2021