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an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inTorah

Energy we spend on ourselves may be better used for others

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 9, 2026April 9, 2026
painting about Israelite slavery
Posted inTorah

Passover points to the true source of antisemitism

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
From left, J.’s Maya Mirsky interviews Lara Michels, head of archival processing at Cal's Bancroft Library, and Susan Morris, a former curator and executive director of the Judah L. Magnes Museum. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Preserving Jewish history and Americana: Insights from two Bay Area archivists

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Ednah Beth Friedman records a story about her family during J.’s “History is Calling!” event on March 22 at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life in Berkeley. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

How did you or your family end up in the Bay Area? We want to know!

Yael Bright by Yael Bright March 30, 2026March 31, 2026
This Savory Cabbage Layer “Cake” with Meat is an alternative to stuffed cabbage. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPassover

This trendy Passover ‘cake’ turns stuffed cabbage on its head 

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 27, 2026March 31, 2026
(Flickr via USDA)
Posted inTorah

Is Jewish tradition OK with eating meat? Is your conscience?

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler March 26, 2026March 26, 2026
“The Seventh Plague” by John Martin, 1823
Posted inOff the Shelf

New book offers unconventional look at the 10 plagues

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 24, 2026March 25, 2026
Chef Ari Weiswasser
Posted inOrganic Epicure

A Sonoma chef’s path from street shawarma to fine dining 

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 24, 2026March 24, 2026
Judy Stein and family stand before the ark in 1957, with Rabbi Saul E. White. (Courtesy)
Posted inFrom the Archives

A 1957 bat mitzvah made San Francisco history — after a key compromise

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 23, 2026March 23, 2026
“Bread and Salt” by Imre Amos, 1942
Posted inTorah

Salt has been an essential ingredient in our ritual life since Temple times

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon March 19, 2026March 19, 2026

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