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High Holidays

The Chabad Center of Sonoma, which opened last month, was one of a handful of North Bay communities forced to make do on Yom Kippur during a planned power outage. (Photo/Courtesy Chabad of Sonoma)
Posted inBay Area

With power out, North Bay shuls improvise on Yom Kippur

by Sue Fishkoff October 10, 2019October 10, 2019
(Photo/Pixabay CC0)
Posted inParenting

My kids do well in public. But at home? That’s another story

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein October 10, 2019
Tons of frozen bagel went up in flames when a semi's rear axle caught fire. (Photo/Courtesy Indiana State Police)
Posted inYom Kippur

Who by fire: 38,000 pounds of bagels burnt in truck days before Yom Kippur

by JTA October 8, 2019
(Photo/JTA-Ariel Skelley-Getty Images)
Posted inParenting

A working parent’s Yom Kippur apology

by Shira Zemel and JTA October 7, 2019October 7, 2019
four women and one man toil in a field of dirt
Posted inHigh Holidays, Bay Area, U.S., History, Holidays, Yom Kippur, Jewish Life, News

Atonement: The Jewish case for black reparations

by Gabriel Greschler October 4, 2019October 4, 2019
a painting of Jews in eastern European clothing praying
Posted inTorah

Prayer meets psychology: On Yom Kippur, seek a ‘growth mindset’

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg October 4, 2019October 10, 2019
Pedestrians walk past a yeshiva in the South Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, April 9, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Drew Angerer-Getty Images)
Posted inRosh Hashanah

Brooklyn synagogue’s windows broken during Rosh Hashanah prayers

by JTA October 3, 2019
Worshippers reach for the Torah during services at Wilderness Torah's Rosh Hashanah retreat. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inReligion

Wildly celebrating the new year in the wilderness (of Sebastopol)

by Gabriel Greschler October 3, 2019October 3, 2019
Challah Bread Pudding with Raspberries and Chocolate, adapted from “Little Book of Jewish Sweets” (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Sweet treats from Leah Koenig for Yom Kippur break-fast … or anytime

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer October 3, 2019
five men in army uniforms stand on a set of train tracks facing the camera
Posted inHistory

Yom Kippur ’73: Local doctor shares stories and photos from the front lines

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 3, 2019September 28, 2022

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