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Shoshi the ox refuses to work on the Sabbath in "Shoshi's Shabbat" by Caryn Yacowitz.
Posted inColumns

‘Shoshi’s Shabbat’ and ‘The Peddler’s Gift’: Children’s books by local authors celebrate Jewish values

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 15, 2022December 16, 2022
Rose Oser is the writer behind "Shoshana in December."
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‘Shoshana in December’: New queer Hanukkah musical hits S.F. stage

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene November 8, 2022
Watercolor of an etrog by Amanda Almira Newton, 1916, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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It’s splendorous. It’s packed with meaning. It’s the etrog.

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen October 14, 2022October 13, 2022
No-Bake Vegan Millionaire Squares (Photo/Faith Kramer)
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No-bake ‘millionaire’ bars are a rich treat for a sweet Simchat Torah

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer October 13, 2022October 13, 2022
an enlarged view of the stamp: a colorful stained-glass-style illustration of a lit Hanukkah menorah
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Meet the artist behind the new USPS Hanukkah stamp

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward October 11, 2022
Sukkot Chicken Roll With Kale Filling and Tomato Apricot Sauce (Photo/Faith Kramer)
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Dinner in the sukkah: try this spice-packed chicken rolo

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer October 3, 2022
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6 short books to read this Yom Kippur

Lauren Hakimi by Lauren Hakimi September 27, 2022November 7, 2022
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Rosh Hashanah horoscopes: It’s a ‘gimel’ year — start off on the right foot

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude September 23, 2022
Nathan Fielder in an episode of HBO's "The Rehearsal." (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
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How ‘The Rehearsal’ and ‘Rehearsals’ point the way to Yom Kippur

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 23, 2022September 28, 2022
Illustration from a 1917 issue of this newspaper, showing Rosh Hashanah "Jewish New Year's Customs Observed in Ancient Times."
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From Rosh Hashanah columns of yore, hopes for the future

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

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