Art Arts groups boycott S.F. library after 'Zionism Is Racism' mural is pulled Two Oakland-based arts organizations are boycotting the San Francisco Public Library after it declined to publicly display a mural that included the… By Gabe Stutman Sep 2, 2022
Music How a Jewish folk song made it into a chart-topping rap banger Notes from the summer camp office are not usually a good omen, especially when they begin with the words “from your mother.” But for 16-year-old music… By Tani Levitt, Forward Sep 2, 2022
Food New cookbook: Auschwitz survivors' recipes — and resilience Eugene Ginter was 12 days shy of his sixth birthday when he was liberated from Auschwitz in January 1945. Emaciated and alone, Ginter landed first in a… By Rachel Ringler, JTA Sep 1, 2022
Art L’dor va-doorpost: Introducing Beth Sholom's centennial mezuzah So far this year, Congregation Beth Sholom has marked its 100th anniversary with a centennial gala, historical talks and intergenerational reunions. Now… By David A.M. Wilensky Aug 30, 2022
TV ‘The Patient’ is a very Jewish TV show. Should it have been more so? A few weeks ago, the creators of “The Patient” defended their decision to cast the non-Jewish Steve Carell as a Jewish therapist. Having just binged all… By PJ Grisar, Forward Aug 30, 2022
Religion Burning Man's 1,000-person Shabbat bash in the desert is back The Jewish people basically invented the desert bacchanal — what party wasn’t taken to the next level by a Golden Calf? But the desert is also where the… By Louis Keene, Forward Aug 29, 2022
Small Bites Hagafen kosher winery finishes post-fire reconstruction; etc. Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Hagafen Cellars, Napa’s kosher winery, planted a new vineyard with 6,500… By Alix Wall Aug 29, 2022
Books Kushner’s memoir is about forgiveness — but he’s not asking for ours After reading his memoir, I almost feel bad for Jared Kushner. I can almost get myself to buy into his excuses — the ones he makes for his father, his… By PJ Grisar, Forward Aug 25, 2022
Books One Bay One Book picks young Israeli writer's short story collection The short stories that make up Omer Friedlander’s “The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land,” this year’s selection for the Jewish Community Library’s One… By Sue Fishkoff Aug 25, 2022