Books Q&A: Occultism isn’t ‘entirely at odds with Judaism’ Are you a seeker? If so, you have probably encountered the work of Mitch Horowitz, one of the leading American historians of alternative spirituality. In… By Andrew Esensten Nov 16, 2023
Organic Epicure Borsch Mobile owners go brick-and-mortar with Iggy’s Place Last year, J. covered Borsch Mobile, a food truck offering Russian and Ukrainian specialties by the husband-wife team of Igor Teplitsky and Anna Flider.… By Alix Wall Nov 15, 2023
Art Empty Shabbat tables in seven Bay Area cities honor hostages in Gaza Zehava Dahan arrived at Civic Center Plaza at 10 a.m. Friday to start arranging the tables and chairs. She and a crew of volunteers initially set out… By Andrew Esensten Nov 13, 2023
Bay Area As Israel-Hamas conflict grows, more Bay Area Jews feel unsafe Emily Winston runs a successful bagel business, with stores in Berkeley, Palo Alto and Larkspur and widespread retail and wholesale distribution. So the… By Sue Fishkoff Nov 10, 2023
Local Voice Give generously to Israel, but don’t forget the US Jewish community We are in the immediate wake of one of the most significant Jewish events of our lifetime. Jews all over the world will now mark time as everything before… By Barry Finestone Nov 7, 2023
Small Bites Ramni Levy, S.F.'s king of knishes, is making a comeback Ramni Levy’s longtime business, King Knish, wasn’t doing so well even before the pandemic. But when Covid-19 came along, obviously that made things much… By Alix Wall Nov 7, 2023
Art Mural calling to end ‘genocide’ in Gaza roils S.F. neighborhood The first time the “Stop the Genocide in Gaza Now!” mural was defaced, someone painted “Stop Hate” and “10/7/23” on it in red spray paint. The second… By Andrew Esensten Nov 6, 2023
Philanthropy Federation’s giving circles allow smaller donors a bigger say What do you do when you have a small amount to give but want to make a big impact? One answer might be to join a giving circle, where a group of people… By Maya Mirsky Nov 1, 2023
Bay Area Huge turnout at ‘Bring Them Home’ solidarity rally in S.F. In the Bay Area’s largest Israel solidarity rally since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, an estimated 1,800 supporters of Israel showed up Sunday at Yerba Buena… By Sue Barnett Oct 31, 2023