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a man handles a pizza with steam visibly rising from it
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Award-winning pizza maker at Oakland’s Acre Kitchen hasn’t strayed far from his roots

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 27, 2023April 21, 2025
(From left) Zilpah, Rachel and Dinah help Bilhah during childbirth in the 2014 TV miniseries "The Red Tent."
Posted inTorah

To reckon with history, stay open to new narratives

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler November 22, 2023November 21, 2023
During World War II, Thanksgiving was a chance to sell war bonds, as in this ad that appeared in J. in 1944.
Posted inFrom the Archives

A bounty of holiday ads, from plum pudding to war bonds 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 20, 2023November 20, 2023
A renaissance painting of two people, one of them Esau, speaking while crouched over a small flame
Posted inTorah

We can return to a place, but never to a moment

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg November 16, 2023November 17, 2023
Borsch Mobile owners Igor Teplitsky and Anna Flider at Iggy's Place, their new venture in San Francisco. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Borsch Mobile owners go brick-and-mortar with Iggy’s Place

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 15, 2023December 20, 2023
(Photo/Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 via Alpha Stock Images)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

I’ll use Diamond Crystal in a pinch — but Morton is the kosher salt for me

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz November 13, 2023
A stainless steel, sterling silver and gold chanukkiah designed by San Francisco artist Abrasha is part of the Smithsonian's collection. (Photo/File)
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for Hanukkah: Time to banish the darkness

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude November 13, 2023November 14, 2023
Arnon Oren at Sailing Goat, one of two eateries he owns in Richmond. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Why this Richmond-based chef’s new kosher catering outfit may not be in Richmond

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 9, 2023December 20, 2023
"Rebecca and Eliezer" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1660 — a scene from this week's Torah portion, Chayei Sarah.
Posted inTorah

What kind of wife does Abraham have in mind for his son?

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen November 9, 2023
The columnist's husband dismantling a milk carton for proper disposal. (Photo/Janet Silver Ghent; pxhere.com CC0)
Posted inAct Two

Curses, foiled again! Take that and compost it!

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent November 8, 2023November 8, 2023

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