• Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

Landing Top

Skip to content
Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

  • Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide

Jewish Life

Pumpkin fritters with tahini sauce. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inRecipe

Pumpkin fritters for your Thanksgiving and Hanukkah tables

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 17, 2025November 18, 2025
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inLifecycles

Lifecycles announcements for the week of Nov. 14, 2025

by J. Staff November 14, 2025November 13, 2025
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
Posted inObituaries

Death announcements for the week of Nov. 14, 2025

by J. Staff November 14, 2025November 13, 2025
Selma van de Perre
Posted inNews

Prominent Holocaust survivors die, including the ‘librarian of Auschwitz’ and the last Warsaw Ghetto fighter

by Grace Gilson November 13, 2025November 13, 2025
Boichik Bagels Founder and CEO Emily Winston poses for a photo at the Boichik factory in Berkeley, Nov. 7, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

How Emily Winston turned Boichik into a ‘benevolent bagel empire’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 13, 2025November 13, 2025
"Rebecca and Eliezer" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1660 — a scene from this week's Torah portion, Chayei Sarah.
Posted inTorah

Life follows death as Abraham makes a key real estate purchase

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein November 13, 2025November 13, 2025
Beautifully manicured senior hands with red nails and jewelry on a marble surface.
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

‘You don’t look your age’ isn’t the compliment you think it is

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz November 11, 2025November 5, 2025
Butternut squash chershi, a local take on a Libyan pumpkin spread popular among Libyan and Israeli Jews, is a lovely dip that’s perfect for the autumn season. (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

This Libyan Jewish ‘chershi’ squash dip is spicy, tangy, garlicky and sweet

Micah Siva by Micah Siva November 10, 2025November 10, 2025
A house-made bagel is served alongside a borscht cocktail made with spirits, beet juice, pickled beets, ginger, poppy seeds and a mint garnish at Super Mensch. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

At Super Mensch, creative cocktails come with a side of Jewish nostalgia

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 7, 2025November 20, 2025
Daniel Chesir (right), one of the co-founders of Sha'ar Zahav, San Francisco’s only LGBTQIA+ synagogue, with his husband, Stefan Rowniak. (Courtesy Sha’ar Zahav)
Posted inObituaries

‘He was our anchor’: Sha’ar Zahav co-founder Daniel Chesir dies at 83

by Dan Pine November 5, 2025November 6, 2025

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 20 21 22 23 24 … 983 Older posts

Get J.'s latest headlines sent to your inbox:

MOST POPULAR

Organ donation: One heroic decision can save a life
Jewish leaders rally in Scott Wiener’s defense over harassment
Updated: 21 great Jewish podcasts — Israel, Torah and identity in depth
A Muslim teen reacts to a Jewish leader’s memorial service
How seriously should we take San Francisco’s anti-Zionist hecklers?
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

About

  • Mission
  • People
  • Policies
  • Financials
  • Careers

Ways to Give

  • Donate
  • Legacy giving
  • Donors

J. IN PRINT

  • Subscribe or renew
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Change of address
  • Archives

Connect

  • Free Newsletters
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Readers’ Choice Awards
  • Advertise

Submissions

  • Contact
  • News Tips
  • Calendar Events
  • Obituaries
  • Lifecyle Events
  • Letters to the Editor
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, see here: Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • © 2026 J.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Powered by Newspack