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"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
Posted inTorah

The Torah’s blueprint for making a just rebuke heard

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon July 20, 2023July 20, 2023
A 1961 Israeli postal stamp depicting Leo, the astrological sign of the month of Av. The Hebrew reads "Chodesh Av" (Month of Av) and "Mazal Aryeh" (Sign of Leo). (Photo/Flickr-Karen Horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for Av: In a month of extremes, everyone deserves joy

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude July 19, 2023July 19, 2023
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival co-directors Deborah Kaufman and Janis Plotkin in 1991 on the balcony of the Castro Theatre. (Photo/File)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Wilder, Abzug, Vishniac: How we covered S.F. Jewish Film Fest headliners over the years

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 14, 2023July 14, 2023
Chef Gili Ben Shahar pours beef tallow onto a Turkish kebab-like dish at Meat Carneval, held last month on a ranch in Livermore. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inJewish Life

Blowtorches are in. Forks are out. Israel’s ‘Meat Carneval’ comes to the Bay Area.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 13, 2023February 23, 2024
Claes Cornelisz Moeyaert, "Moses Ordering the Slaughter of the Midianites," 1650 (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inTorah

The Torah cannot justify revenge attacks in the West Bank

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July 13, 2023July 14, 2023
a tray full of everything bagels
Posted inSmall Bites

Hella Bagels will fill a hole in Albany, while Shakshuka Saturdays shake up S.F.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 10, 2023August 10, 2023
(Photo/pxfuel.com CC0)
Posted inJewish Life

This summer, make time to learn the Torah of the garden

Rabbi Jill Hammer by Rabbi Jill Hammer July 6, 2023July 6, 2023
Israelis protest against the government’s planned judicial overhaul, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
Posted inTorah

Like the ancient Israelites, the cure to modern Israel’s ills is right in front of us

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf June 29, 2023June 29, 2023
(From left) Chef Arnon Oren, general manager Ashley Emery and chef Ross Kaplan of Sailing Goat at Point San Pablo Harbor. (Photo/Courtesy Sailing Goat)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Sailing Goat restaurant anchors an offbeat East Bay harbor 

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 27, 2023July 5, 2023
The pastrami at Ethel's is made from Wagyu beef, cured in an original spice blend, and the pickles are house-made. (Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

New deli and bagel joint in Petaluma is an homage to grandma Ethel

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 23, 2023June 27, 2023

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