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Congregants of Nashuva cast bread into the waters of Santa Monica Bay during the Rosh Hashanah tashlich ritual in 2021. (Photo/Forward-Rob Eshman)
Posted inFirst Person

Just in time for Rosh Hashanah, a new reason to feel guilty: your tashlich litter

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward September 23, 2022September 28, 2022

My favorite Jewish food is borscht, my favorite Jewish holiday is Sukkot, and my favorite Jewish ritual is tashlich. Maybe I need to rethink that last one. Tashlich, which in […]

a white woman with short hair stands in a commercial kitchen next to large bins of bagels
Posted inJewish Life

Attention carb fans: Local bagel, bread and doughnut news

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 22, 2022November 7, 2022
a very crusty loaf of bread sits on a wooden paddle
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Kosher sourdough rises in the East (Bay)

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 13, 2020November 16, 2020
Gildor smiles, leaning on a shelf displaying loaves of his bread
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Q&A: Third career is the charm for home-based bread maker

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 19, 2019September 24, 2019
From the cover of "Artisan Breads Every Day" by Peter Reinhart
Posted inUncategorized

Passover has passed. Let’s bake some bread.

Chana Scop by Chana Scop April 29, 2019
Iliana Imberman Berkowitz working on a batch of bread in her kitchen. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

She saw a knead and filled it (with bread)

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 31, 2018September 24, 2019
a man in chef's whites looks over a spread of baked goods
Posted inCulture

Grateful bread: New Israeli kosher bakery opens in S.F.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 25, 2017October 6, 2017

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