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There are two Chinese joints around the corner from the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland! (Thomas Hawk via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Chinese food and a movie on Christmas? Here are our Bay Area recs

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 18, 2025December 18, 2025
"Joseph Interprets Dreams While in Prison" by James Tissot, ca. 1900.
Posted inTorah

In the Torah, as in our world today, everyone is capable of change

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler December 18, 2025December 19, 2025
Melissa Saxe Blaustein and David Saxe asked their wedding guests to donate to four Bay Area art institutions instead of giving traditional gifts. (Courtesy Radostina Boseva)
Posted inFirst Person

How we turned our wedding into a celebration of tzedakah

Melissa Blaustein (Courtesy)David Saxe (Courtesy) by Melissa Saxe Blaustein and David Saxe December 17, 2025December 17, 2025
Norman Podhoretz
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Norman Podhoretz, Commentary editor and archetypal Jewish neoconservative, dies at 95

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 17, 2025December 17, 2025
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
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Lifecycles announcements for the week of Dec. 12, 2025

by J. Staff December 15, 2025December 15, 2025
A purple yam filling replaces traditional raspberry jelly in these doughnuts. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inRecipe

These ube doughnuts give Hanukkah a Hawaiian vibe

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer December 12, 2025December 12, 2025
WildBerry mini sufganiyot from Johnny Doughnuts. (Instagram/@johnnydoughnuts)
Posted inFood

You asked, we answered: Our favorite places to grab doughnuts for Hanukkah

by J. Staff December 12, 2025December 15, 2025
Cookin’ owner Judith Kaminsky stands in her kitchen supply store in San Francisco. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Cookin’ is ready to sell its last Jello-O molds and meat grinders

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 12, 2025December 12, 2025
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Dec. 12, 2025

by J. Staff December 12, 2025December 19, 2025
Judah and Tamar
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Is Judah, our namesake, the hero we want him to be?

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

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