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Posted inOrganic Epicure

Palo Alto gets two very different new kosher restaurants

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 26, 2024April 28, 2024
These pages from the Birds' Head Haggadah (Southern Germany, ca. 1300) show part of the lyrics of Dayeinu. (Photo/Wikimedia user Sodabottle CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inTorah

Dayeinu: The concept of ‘enough’ is especially challenging this year

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon April 25, 2024April 25, 2024
Painting of two men and pyramids
Posted inJewish Life

Shabbat HaGadol reminds Jews to do what is right, even when others object

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 18, 2024
Yakov Yarmove, director of ethnic foods at Albertsons Market,
spearheaded the expansion of kosher offerings at Andronico’s in San Francisco's Inner Sunset location (seen here) and a Safeway in San Jose. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

‘We’re so happy’: Kosher options expand at major grocery stores in S.F. and San Jose

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 15, 2024May 23, 2024
Foreground: The very first mention of Manischewitz in this publication in 1905 (Screenshot/J. Archives). Background: Some years later, the brand received a very orange visual refresh (Graphic/Courtesy Manischewitz).
Posted inFrom the Archives

Man, oh Manischewitz! How newspapers like this one boosted the brand for over a century

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 12, 2024
J. recipe columnist Micah Siva with her new book, "Nosh." (Photo/Courtesy Siva via Instagram)
Posted inRecipe

Brisket without meat and gefilte without fish in Micah Siva’s plant-focused ‘Nosh’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 9, 2024May 23, 2024
Vintage Israeli stamps with illustrations of Aries, the astrological sign of the Jewish month of Nisan. (Photos/Elusive Muse via Flickr CC BY 2.0)
Posted inAstrolojew

This month, harness the powers of speech and love

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude April 8, 2024April 8, 2024
black and white drawing of nadav and avihu being thrown backwards by a flash of light
Posted inJewish Life

In praise of silence: Sometimes the wisest move is to keep your mouth shut

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 4, 2024April 4, 2024
Three loaves from Irving's Premium Challah. (Photo/irvprem.com)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Challin’ it quits: Irving Greisman retires after 20 years of baking

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 29, 2024May 23, 2024
From the cover of "Stockholm" by Noa Yedlin
Posted inBooks

Friends hope for benefits by concealing a death in Israeli novelist’s dark comedy

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 28, 2024May 2, 2024

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