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"The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah," John Martin, 1852
Posted inTorah

Are guilty or hateful leaders worthy of our prayer?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg November 11, 2022November 10, 2022
A print announcement of our first website
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In the late ’80s, we were riding the ‘information superhighway’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 10, 2022November 10, 2022
A boureka, poppy seed babka and preserved lemon tart with rosemary cream at Loquat. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

New S.F. bakery Loquat celebrates food across the Jewish diaspora

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 8, 2022July 8, 2024
From a 1946 issue of the Jewish Bulletin
Posted inFrom the Archives

70 years ago this week, the world celebrated a man who ended a previous pandemic

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 4, 2022
“The Caravan of Abraham” by James Tissot, ca. 1900.
Posted inTorah

Like Abraham, you can go on an epic journey

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein November 4, 2022November 3, 2022
a sack of peanuts
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Was my 30-year-old son happy I phoned him? Of course not.

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz November 2, 2022November 2, 2022
"Noah's Ark" (1846) by Edward Hicks
Posted inJewish Life

Ark, who goes there? It’s us, Noah’s fellow quarantiners

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf October 28, 2022October 27, 2022
The author (right) and her daughter, Niki Ghent Wickenhiser, at a family birthday celebration Oct. 15 at Il Fornaio in Palo Alto.
Posted inSeniors

Who is that stranger in the mirror? It’s me at 80.

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 27, 2022October 27, 2022
Akrav (AKA Scorpio), ruling sign of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, as drawn in a 1322 German Shavuot prayer book.
Posted inColumns

Horoscopes for the month of Cheshvan: the nose knows

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude October 25, 2022
Evan Goldstein at Oracle Park, where he is the first-ever master sommelier for a major league sports team.
(Photo/San Francisco Giants-Suzanna Mitchell)
Posted inSports

In a sports first, Giants hire master sommelier to elevate ballpark wines

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

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