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Young women dancing on Tu B'Av on Kibbutz Ein Hashofet, 1944. (Photo/Ein Hashofet archive)
Posted inTu B'Av

Jewish horoscopes: This month, don’t just hear — listen!

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude July 28, 2022July 28, 2022
Nether Rabbi Amy Wallk nor Rabbi Mark Cohn had been looking for a relationship when they first met at the Shalom Hartman Institute in 2017. (Photo/JTA-Tamar Katz)
Posted inUnions

Two rabbis, from two different denominations, get a second chance at love

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and JTA July 26, 2022July 27, 2022
engraving of several women standing before moses, who is seated on a throne
Posted inTorah

In this week’s Torah portion, women stand up for their rights — and win

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival co-directors Deborah Kaufman and Janis Plotkin in 1991 on the balcony of the Castro Theatre. (Photo/File)
Posted inColumns

Tracing the growth of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival from 1980 to 2022

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 21, 2022July 21, 2022
From the cover of “The Flying Camel: Essays on Identity by Women of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Heritage” edited by Loolwa Khazzoom
Posted inBooks

JFK, polyamory, Jewish noir and more: New books by local Jewish authors appeal to diverse readers

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten July 18, 2022May 25, 2023
Nina Safdie's maamoul cookies are made from flour and semolina dough, with a walnut and honey filling, flavored with rosewater and cinnamon. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Sephardic cookies at L’Chaim food and wine fest; KQED goes for Jewish ice cream

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 18, 2022August 12, 2022
Balaam is stopped by an angel while on his way to curse the Israelites, as in this week's Torah portion, from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicles.
Posted inTorah

Judaism’s revolutionary approach to history

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg July 15, 2022July 14, 2022
David Samiljan's Bay Area butcher shops, Baron's Meats, are named for his grandfather's Brooklyn butcher shop.
Posted inUncategorized

At Baron’s, a local butcher resurrects the family biz — and brings it into the 21st century

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 14, 2022August 12, 2022
A 1949 advertisement for a JCC summer camp
Posted inFrom the Archives

A century ago, Jewish summer camps promised ‘mental and moral strength’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 12, 2022
an illustration of a tall hotel flanked by palm trees, with a dumpster in front
Posted inOff the Shelf

Looking for a case to crack? Try these new Jewish-themed mystery novels

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman July 12, 2022July 20, 2022

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