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Child-friendly apple pancakes drizzled with tahini. (Micah Siva)
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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
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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)
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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
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UPDATED: Where to buy round challah, honey cake and more for Rosh Hashanah 

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 19, 2024September 8, 2025
Aunty Ethel's Jammy Apple Cake (Micah Siva)
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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
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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)
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LGBTQ synagogue Sha’ar Zahav, once reluctant to welcome children, embraces its third generation

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss June 26, 2024July 1, 2024
Cheese blintzes baked in banana custard. (Photo/Faith Kramer)
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For a creamy Shavuot dessert, cradle blintzes in a rich banana custard

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer June 3, 2024July 31, 2024
A visitor places a stone at the Holocaust memorial at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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Where to observe Yom HaShoah around the Bay Area in 2024

by J. Staff May 1, 2024May 3, 2024
Brisket, matzah ball soup, gefilte fish and more is available at Mollie Stone's. (Photo/Courtesy)
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Your guide to Passover food in the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 11, 2024May 23, 2024

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