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Mazel tov, Judah and Sasha Holden-Holley!
Posted inLifecycles

Lifecycles announcements for the week of Dec. 13, 2024

by J. Staff December 11, 2024December 13, 2024
a pile of jelly donuts dusted with powdered sugar
Posted inRecipe

Making sufganiyot at home is a hard. Here are some pro tips to make it worth the effort

Micah Siva by Micah Siva December 9, 2024December 19, 2024
One Market Restaurant's annual Latke Festival features nine unconventional "loaded" latkes. (Courtesy)
Posted inHolidays

Where to find latkes, sufganiyot and more across Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 5, 2024December 19, 2024
Detail from “Jacob and Rachel at the Well” by James Tissot, 1899
Posted inTorah

How will we get through the next four years? This week’s Torah portion can help

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 5, 2024December 6, 2024
Emanu-El clergy lead the congregation in prayer. (Sasha Yevelev)
Posted inBay Area

San Francisco’s historic Emanu-El refreshes its team of rabbis for a new era

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 4, 2024December 6, 2024
a woman speaks at the lectern on a wood-paneled synagogue sanctuary
Posted inU.S.

Family of hostage Keith Siegel buries its matriarch, 424 days into his captivity in Gaza

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer December 3, 2024December 3, 2024
a male singer, two male guitarists, and a woman playing an instrument that is out of frame, rock out in the crowded, book-lined NPR Tiny Desk Concert venue
Posted inMusic

Promising ‘no stupid Hanukkah songs,’ The Leevees strive for a ‘two-song solution’

by Jim Sullivan December 3, 2024December 3, 2024
Oosh's online marketplace sells items such as mezuzot that are handcrafted by Israeli artists. (Courtesy Oosh)
Posted inJudaica

Berkeley native who made aliyah starts online store to elevate Israeli artists

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz December 2, 2024December 3, 2024
Roxanne Cohen with photos of her family donating ambulances through the years. (Courtesy)
Posted inOur Crowd

Happenings, honors, philanthropy, comings and goings — November 2024

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 29, 2024December 12, 2024
a classical painting of two young men discussing something secretively by candlelight
Posted inTorah

Jacob’s biggest decision makes us ask: Does the end ever justify the means?

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein November 27, 2024November 27, 2024

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