Religion UPDATED: Community Passover seders around the Bay Area March 24 is the last day to submit events to be included in this list! Passover begins at sundown Wednesday, April 5, and once again many local… By Lea Loeb Mar 13, 2023
Organic Epicure Farewell to two local falafel joints: Holy Land and Flying Falafel Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. While we do our best to keep our readers informed about the Bay Area’s… By Alix Wall Mar 13, 2023
Obituaries Raphael Mechoulam, 92, Israel’s ‘father of cannabis research’ In the early 1960s, a Bulgarian-born scientist named Raphael Mechoulam was caught carrying five kilograms of, as he called it, “superb, smuggled Lebanese… By Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA Mar 10, 2023
Torah Step aside, Golden Calf. Time for a lesson in cooperation. The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Ki Tisa Exodus 30:11–34:35 This week’s Torah… By Rabbi Joey Felsen Mar 10, 2023
From the Archives 10 years ago, Topol celebrated ‘Fiddler’ 50th in Silicon Valley We are re-posting this interview with Chaim Topol, which first appeared in J. in 2013, on the occasion of his death March 8 at the age of 87. Few actors… By Dan Pine Mar 9, 2023
Culture Topol, Israeli actor known for Tevye in ‘Fiddler,’ dies at 87 Chaim Topol won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of an immigrant to Israel, stepped off the stage in London to fight for his country and had his sketches… By Philissa Cramer, JTA Mar 9, 2023
From the J. Archive A strange chapter in the history of Jewish homelands: Birobidzhan A homeland for Jews: a place where Jews could flourish on their own terms, not as a minority but as the architects of their own destiny. Ninety years ago… By Maya Mirsky Mar 8, 2023
Obituaries Dick Rosenberg, 92, philanthropist who banked on Jewish community Updated March 8 to add comments from his son. Back when he served as president and longtime board member of the Jewish Home (now the San Francisco Campus… By Dan Pine Mar 7, 2023
Obituaries Judith Heumann, famed Jewish disability advocate, dies at 75 In Judith Heumann’s 2020 memoir, the lifelong advocate for people with disabilities describes feeling shocked upon being invited to read from the Torah at… By Philissa Cramer, JTA Mar 7, 2023