Shavuot carrot cake fritters — enjoy these immediately! By Micah Siva May 27, 2022 During Shavuot, it’s customary to enjoy dairy-rich treats to signify the milk-and-honey-filled Promised Land. Whether with cheesecake or blintzes, there’s no wrong way to celebrate! Shavuot, a two-day holiday that starts the evening of June 4, is an occasion to load up on cream cheese, stacking your fridge with bricks of the dairy delights. In… Read More
Torah Ready to move your emotional home to the Promised Land? The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Bechukotai Leviticus 26:3–27:34 If you watch the… By Rabbi Dov Greenberg May 27, 2022
Lifecycles Lifecycle announcements for the week of May 27, 2022 B’nai Mitzvahs Wyatt Berliner Son of Jeanine and Hal Berliner, Saturday, June 11, at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette. Joseph Bravmann Son of Melony and… By J. Staff May 27, 2022
Obituaries Deaths for the week of May 27, 2022 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Minnette Diamond July 19, 1934–May 6, 2022 Minnette Diamond, 87, of Los Gatos… By J. Staff May 27, 2022
Our Crowd Honors, happenings, comings & goings, philanthropy Honors Jenessa Schwartz, a middle-school language arts teacher at Yavneh Day School in Los Gatos, has been given the 2022 Ruby Award by Jewish… By David A.M. Wilensky May 26, 2022
Organic Epicure Shabbat dinner kept the lights on for this caterer during the pandemic Michael Goldfarb is a partner in Comestible: Fine Catering & Supper Club, which does everything from dinner parties to corporate catering. So he could… By Alix Wall May 25, 2022
Religion WhatsApp group brings Counting Omer to local and global audience “Today is Day 31 of the Omer, an opportunity to connect with the divine energy of Tif’eret in Hod. Both of these attributes are related to beauty. When… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 24, 2022
From the Archives Bay Area Jewish delis of yore — gone but not forgotten Samuel’s Deli, Tel Aviv Strictly Kosher, Aladdin Restaurant, Irving Kosher Meats, Shenson’s Deli, David’s Deli, Moishe’s Pippic, Max’s Deli,… By Maya Mirsky May 23, 2022
Music Jazz classic ‘’Round Midnight’ becomes all-night Shavuot meditation Talmudic scholars have nothing on jazz musicians when it comes to disputing the fine points of a canonical text — well, tune. While pianist Thelonious… By Andrew Gilbert May 23, 2022