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Guy Eshel at his downtown falafel joint Sababa (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inSmall Bites

Two new delis; ‘Hooray’ for ‘awesomer’ fake bacon; Sababa reopens in SoMa

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 16, 2022August 16, 2022
A group of Jewish Home residents seen in our Feb. 20, 1959 issue
Posted inFrom the Archives

From Jewish Home to Campus for Jewish Living, over a century of caring for Jewish seniors

by Angela Smalley August 15, 2022August 12, 2022
"Moses Pleading with Israel" by Providence Lithograph Company, ca. 1907
Posted inTorah

This week’s Torah portion invites us to renew our vow to keep love alive

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 12, 2022August 12, 2022
Cornwall feels just slightly less picturesque when you have Covid.
Posted inAct Two

Another travel misadventure: Title it ‘Covid in Cornwall’

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent August 11, 2022August 10, 2022
Shane Soldinger (left), general manager of Silver Trident Winery, pours wine for an attendee of L'Chaim, with John Bonick (center) of Art House Wines nearby.  (Photo/Janna Waldinger-Art & Clarity Photography)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

500 sipped wine and snacked on pastrami at L’Chaim Napa Jewish food and wine festival

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 10, 2022August 12, 2022
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Long Island history gone awry: the story of my not-mitzvah

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz August 10, 2022August 9, 2022
The bride and groom, Ophir Haberer and Adi Aboody, exit the chuppah after the ceremony with family and friends applauding. (Photo/JTA-Luna Munn Photography)
Posted inUnions

Their wilderness-inspired Jewish wedding featured an animal-skin ketubah and ‘first fruits’ altar

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and JTA August 8, 2022
An article on the sit-in in the Spring 1972 issue of The Jewish Radical, a now-defunct publication.
Posted inFrom the Archives

Bemoaning the state of Jewish education today, a brief history

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 5, 2022
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
Posted inTisha B'Av

Considering the state of America this Tisha B’Av, as we mourn ancient destruction

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg August 5, 2022August 3, 2022
Rebecca Fineman at Ungrafter, her wine-focused restaurant in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inWine

Master sommelier Rebecca Fineman to open wine bar GluGlue near Chase Center

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 3, 2022August 12, 2022

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