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two babkas, one labeled "chocolate babka" and one labeled "the lesser babka"
Posted inJewish Life

Learn to bake ‘Challah for Kamala’; Gold Rush Cookie Co. goes kosher

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 24, 2024September 24, 2024
an old woman with a slight smile stands amid a ruined building
Posted inObituaries

Fania Brantsovsky, last living Vilna ghetto partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102

by David I. Klein September 24, 2024September 24, 2024
Child-friendly apple pancakes drizzled with tahini. (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

Babies can’t eat honey, but I’m still cooking up a sweet Jewish New Year for mine

Micah Siva by Micah Siva September 23, 2024September 10, 2025
This image by J. staff photographer Aaron Levy-Wolins, taken on Oct. 13, 2023, is included in the Sinai Memorial Chapel calendar.
Posted inOur Crowd

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

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 23, 2024September 23, 2024
Two men laugh with a little kid who is holding a shofar
Posted inKids & Family

Where to create sweet memories with your kids this Rosh Hashanah in the Bay Area

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 20, 2024September 23, 2024
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
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Lifecycles announcements for the week of Sept. 20, 2024

by J. Staff September 20, 2024September 23, 2024
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Sept. 20, 2024

by J. Staff September 20, 2024September 23, 2024
Grilled apples for an apple crumble (Faith Kramer)
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Grilling adds depth and smokiness to this apple crumble

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer September 20, 2024September 23, 2024
latkes, round challah, brisket and sides seen from above
Posted inFood

UPDATED: Where to buy round challah, honey cake and more for Rosh Hashanah 

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 19, 2024September 8, 2025
"The Songs of Joy" by James Tissot, showing Miriam and the other Israelite women singing after crossing the Red Sea
Posted inTorah

It takes immense courage to feel joy amid the darkness since Oct. 7

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

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