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Holidays

A sign decorated with a rainbow reads: everyone in our sukkah is a holy guest"
Posted inHolidays

Where to celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah around the Bay Area

by J. Staff October 9, 2024October 10, 2024
a man points to a can of beans with the text "Extra Flavor! Extra Value! In these kosher beans"
Posted inFrom the Archives

Sardines and lungs for Rosh Hashanah? How our pages have reflected changing palates

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 27, 2024September 27, 2024
If you spell Sukkot backwards in Hebrew, you get "tuchus," or butt in Yiddish. (Amazon)
Posted inHolidays

Amazon is selling Sukkot gift boxes that say ‘tuchus’

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar September 26, 2024September 26, 2024
Child-friendly apple pancakes drizzled with tahini. (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

Babies can’t eat honey, but I’m still cooking up a sweet Jewish New Year for mine

Micah Siva by Micah Siva September 23, 2024September 10, 2025
Two men laugh with a little kid who is holding a shofar
Posted inKids & Family

Where to create sweet memories with your kids this Rosh Hashanah in the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 20, 2024September 23, 2024
Grilled apples for an apple crumble (Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Grilling adds depth and smokiness to this apple crumble

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer September 20, 2024September 23, 2024
latkes, round challah, brisket and sides seen from above
Posted inFood

UPDATED: Where to buy round challah, honey cake and more for Rosh Hashanah 

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 19, 2024September 8, 2025
Aunty Ethel's Jammy Apple Cake (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

By popular demand, here’s the recipe for Aunty Ethel’s Jammy Apple Cake

Micah Siva by Micah Siva September 17, 2024September 18, 2024
volunteers collecting trash on green grass field
Posted inHigh Holidays

How to give back around the Bay Area this High Holiday season

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 16, 2024September 16, 2024
Barbara Cymrot, pictured in the Castro District of San Francisco, was one of the first parents to join Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco's LGBTQ synagogue. (Aaron-Levy Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPride

LGBTQ synagogue Sha’ar Zahav, once reluctant to welcome children, embraces its third generation

by Emma Goss June 26, 2024July 1, 2024

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