• News
    • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Culture
    • Books
    • Art
    • TV & Film
    • On Stage
    • Music
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
    • Editorials
  • Jewish Life
    • Jewish Life
    • Community
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Donate
    • Newsletter
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
  • Subscribe to our Newsletter

      • Archives
      • Readers’ Choice 2021
      • Jewish Resource Guide
      • Subscribe
        • Subscribe to J. Print
        • Newsletter Signup
        • Renew Subscription
      • Contact
        • Contact J.
        • Change of address
        • Renew Subscription
        • Advertise

      The Jewish News

      of Northern California

      • Subscribe
        • Subscribe to J. Print
        • Change of address
        • Renew Subscription
        • Newsletter Signup
      • Contact
      • About
      • News
        • Bay Area
        • U.S.
        • Israel
        • World
      • Culture
        • Books
        • Art
        • TV & Film
        • On Stage
        • Music
      • Opinion
        • Columns
        • Letters
        • Editorials
      • Jewish Life
        • Community
        • Lifecycles
        • Obituaries
        • Food
        • Religion
        • Education
        • Kids & Family
        • Seniors
        • Philanthropy
      • Calendar
      • Archives
      • Jewish Resource Guide
      • DONATE
        • Donors
      • Newsletter
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Instagram
      Pearl Cohen, born Pearl Ruten, was delighted to read about herself in the J. archives. Right: Pearl at 16 on a date at the Tonga Room.

      From the Archives

      84-year-old surprised to find her name (and bat mitzvah) in J. archives 

      Pearl Cohen was paging through J. a few weeks ago when something caught her eye. There, in an archives column on the very first Bay Area bat mitzvahs, she…
      By Maya Mirsky Jun 13, 2022
      "Samson Puts Down the Pillars" by James Tissot, ca. 1900. The biblical character of Samson is the best known Nazirite.

      Torah

      The spiritually solitary have a place in the Jewish world

      The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Naso Numbers 4:21-7:89 Shavuot, the Feast of…
      By Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein Jun 10, 2022
      Peter Levitt of Saul's Deli helps prepare sandwiches for Ukrainian refugees with World Central Kitchen in Przemyśl, Poland.

      Organic Epicure

      In Poland, Saul’s Deli chef works the food line for Ukrainian refugees

      Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. World Central Kitchen, which sets up kitchens to feed people in disaster…
      By Alix Wall Jun 7, 2022
      This photo of the post-earthquake ruins of Temple Emanu-El's original building appeared on the cover of our Sept. 21, 1906 issue.

      From the Archives

      How this newspaper kept Jews in touch after the 1906 earthquake

      Just before dawn on April 18, 1906, San Francisco’s 410,000 residents were jolted awake by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake that reduced much of the city to…
      By Sue Fishkoff Jun 6, 2022
      “Moses and the Ten Commandments,” engraving by H. Martin, ca. 1850

      Astrolojew

      Jewish horoscopes: This month, you’ve got to have heart

      Sivan 5782 May 31-June 28, 2022 The month of Sivan is the Mercury/Kochav-ruled month of Matan Torah — Receiving the Torah. Sivan’s tribal leader Zevulon…
      By Lorelai Kude Jun 3, 2022
      "The Numbering of the Israelites," engraving by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, mid-19th century

      Torah

      How to speak of God’s love in a hurting world? In a whisper.

      The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Bamidbar Numbers 1:1-4:20 God loves us. That…
      By George Altshuler Jun 3, 2022
      a 19th century painting of the scene

      Torah

      Ready to move your emotional home to the Promised Land?

      The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Bechukotai  Leviticus 26:3–27:34 If you watch the…
      By Rabbi Dov Greenberg May 27, 2022
      Comestibles Fine Catering and Supper Club prepping dinners.

      Organic Epicure

      Shabbat dinner kept the lights on for this caterer during the pandemic

      Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Michael Goldfarb is a partner in Comestible: Fine Catering & Supper…
      By Alix Wall May 25, 2022
      From a 1997 issue of the Jewish Bulletin, this publication's previous name.

      From the Archives

      Bay Area Jewish delis of yore — gone but not forgotten

      Samuel’s Deli, Tel Aviv Strictly Kosher, Aladdin Restaurant, Irving Kosher Meats, Shenson’s Deli, David’s Deli, Moishe’s Pippic, Max’s Deli,…
      By Maya Mirsky May 23, 2022
      Previous PageNext Page
      • Readers’ Choice 2021
      • About
      • Contact/Submissions
      • Careers at J.
      • Advertise
      • Subscribe
      • Terms of Use
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Instagram