• Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

Landing Top

Skip to content
Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

  • Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide

Food

Left: A typical plate at Bo.Re.Kas Sephardic Kitchen in Sherman Oaks, California, March 27, 2025. (Philissa Cramer); Right: Ben Siman Tov stands behind the counter of his New York City boureka shop, Buba, during its soft launch, March 30, 2025. (Rachel Ringler)
Posted inFood

From L.A. to NYC, can Israeli bourekas enter the American fast-food mainstream?

by Rachel Ringler April 2, 2025April 4, 2025
Passover "Malabi" (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

Pistachios, apple and Manischewitz syrup top this Passover pudding

Micah Siva by Micah Siva March 31, 2025April 21, 2025
Passover offerings from Market Hall Foods.
Posted inPassover

Where to get Passover food around the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 28, 2025March 16, 2026
You can find Pecan Pie Matzo Crunch, J. recipe columnist Micah Siva's take on the popular Passover dessert, here. Like Karyn Lipman's 1990 recipe, it features pecans. (Micah Siva)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Who invented matzah brittle? Just like toffee, the plot thickens

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 27, 2025June 19, 2025
Turmeric Vegetable Matzo Ball Soup (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

Turmeric Vegetable Matzo Ball Soup floats a modern take on tradition

Micah Siva by Micah Siva March 19, 2025April 21, 2025
Rory Kandel has a hit on her hands with the Rory's Bakehouse cookie kit, which contains a half-dozen giant chocolate chip cookies ready to bake at home. (Emma Kruch/Emma K Creative)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Napa baker finds her sweet spot with bake-at-home cookie kits

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 14, 2025June 19, 2025
“Drunken grandmother" challah babka with a marbled poppyseed filling and a bourbon sugar syrup for Purim. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inRecipe

Try this wicked babka with bourbon syrup, a new kind of Purim treat

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
Mexican-inspired wedding hamantaschen were custom-designed for J. staff writer Emma Goss and Héber Cruz Berber, who married on Feb. 23. (Beth Lee)
Posted inFood

J. writer’s wedding called for these custom-made Mexican Jewish cookies

by Beth Lee March 5, 2025March 5, 2025
Hamantaschen at Saul’s Deli in Berkeley. ( (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFood

UPDATED: Hamantaschen and beyond: Where to find Purim pastries around the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 4, 2025February 13, 2026
Yeasted Poppy Seed Hamantaschen (Micah Siva)
Posted inFood

Yeasted hamantaschen are funky, puffy, bready wonders

Micah Siva by Micah Siva March 3, 2025June 19, 2025

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 … 198 Older posts

Get J.'s latest headlines sent to your inbox:

MOST POPULAR

Video of anti-Zionist activist hounding Scott Wiener goes viral
Organ donation: One heroic decision can save a life
SJSU professor fired over pro-Palestinian activism gets her job back
Wexner helped shape these Jewish leaders. Now they want a reckoning over his Epstein ties.
After protesters kept him from Trans March, Wiener sees surge of donations and support
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

About

  • Mission
  • People
  • Policies
  • Financials
  • Careers

Ways to Give

  • Donate
  • Legacy giving
  • Donors

J. IN PRINT

  • Subscribe or renew
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Change of address
  • Archives

Connect

  • Free Newsletters
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Readers’ Choice Awards
  • Advertise

Submissions

  • Contact
  • News Tips
  • Calendar Events
  • Obituaries
  • Lifecyle Events
  • Letters to the Editor
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, see here: Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • © 2026 J.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Powered by Newspack