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From our Jan. 6, 1899 issue
Posted inFrom the Archives

In the 1890s, Bay Area Jews said a cautious ‘yes’ to Christmas

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 22, 2022December 22, 2022
Covers of "ParshaNut" and "Dirshuni"
Posted inBooks

Unconventional Torah commentaries add valuable perspectives to the mix

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman December 22, 2022December 23, 2022
An Underwood Olivetti typewriter (Photo/Ronn ashore via Flickr CC BY-NC-ND)
Posted inAct Two

Margaret Mead was wrong: Thank God I can type

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 21, 2022
The Delicious! crew (from left): Lara Gremmels, Jan Goldberg, Eileen Lang and Teresa Hammond.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Delicious! love affair comes to a natural end

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 20, 2022December 30, 2022
a doctor looks over a medical chart
Posted inSeniors

The questions to ask your doctor about diagnosis, testing and treatment

by Dr. Jerry Saliman December 19, 2022
Donny Osmond in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Posted inTorah

Drama, intrigue, fashion: The story of Joseph has it all

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf December 16, 2022December 15, 2022
Shoshi the ox refuses to work on the Sabbath in "Shoshi's Shabbat" by Caryn Yacowitz.
Posted inColumns

‘Shoshi’s Shabbat’ and ‘The Peddler’s Gift’: Children’s books by local authors celebrate Jewish values

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 15, 2022December 16, 2022
Israeli Golden State Warriors player Omri Casspi joins S.F. Chabad Rabbi Yosef Langer to light the menorah after the Warriors beat Dallas on the team's annual Jewish Heritage Night, Dec. 14, 2017 (Photo/Courtesy Golden State Warriors)
Posted inFrom the Archives

With Warriors Jewish Heritage Night coming up, a look back at the very first

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 12, 2022December 19, 2022
Jeff Banker and Lori Baker are back on the restaurant scene at Maybeck's in San Francisco. (Photo/JTA-Marc Fiorito-Gamma Nine Photography)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

At Maybeck’s, brisket like Mom used to make it — with Lipton and Lawry’s

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 12, 2022December 30, 2022
Detail from "Jacob and Rachel at the Well" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Name game shows us: We need a Judaism steered by joy, not antisemitism

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

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