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SMALL BITES | Enter our 'Matzah Madness' recipe competition
How do you use up all that excess matzah during Passover? Send us your best matzah-based recipes and you could win $250!
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How do you use up all that excess matzah during Passover? Send us your best matzah-based recipes and you could win $250 in our Matzah Madness competition!
Submissions are due by March 1. Get details ⬇️
Submissions are due by March 1. Get details ⬇️
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For years, Marcy Goldman has been given credit for inventing matzah brittle, or matzah crack. I recently spoke to Karyn Lipman, who believes she came up with the idea at the same time. (With local expert, Dianne Jacob) Exclusive to @jewishsf.bsky.social jweekly.com/2025/03/27/w...
Who invented matzah brittle? Just like toffee, the plot thickens
A longtime Bay Area resident believes she deserves credit — even though someone else has long laid claim to it . PLUS: the original recipe!
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March 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
For years, Marcy Goldman has been given credit for inventing matzah brittle, or matzah crack. I recently spoke to Karyn Lipman, who believes she came up with the idea at the same time. (With local expert, Dianne Jacob) Exclusive to @jewishsf.bsky.social jweekly.com/2025/03/27/w...
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First in a new series. And for the first time, I'm a veteran!
Our new series on AI and the Jews, written by veteran reporter @danfriedmanme.bsky.social, begins:
Where is AI taking us: To Eden or to Armageddon?
AI elicits strong feelings — from those who believe it will save humankind to those certain it will destroy us.
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March 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
First in a new series. And for the first time, I'm a veteran!
Our new series on AI and the Jews, written by veteran reporter @danfriedmanme.bsky.social, begins:
Where is AI taking us: To Eden or to Armageddon?
AI elicits strong feelings — from those who believe it will save humankind to those certain it will destroy us.
jweekly.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Our new series on AI and the Jews, written by veteran reporter @danfriedmanme.bsky.social, begins:
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Enjoy this Challah Poppy Seed Babka with Bourbon Sugar Syrup for Purim or any time. My latest in @jewishsf.bsky.social jweekly.com/2025/03/10/t...
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RECIPE | A new Purim treat: Wicked babka with bourbon syrup
This Challah Poppy Seed Babka with Bourbon Sugar Syrup is a not-too-sweet Purim dessert and can also be made without alcohol.
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March 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Enjoy this Challah Poppy Seed Babka with Bourbon Sugar Syrup for Purim or any time. My latest in @jewishsf.bsky.social jweekly.com/2025/03/10/t...
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Submit your matzah recipe and maybe win some “bread!” $250 prize for the winning original #matzahmadness recipe from @jewishsf.bsky.social
See link for details, rules and more.
PS: I’m a judge so I can’t enter but you should!
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See link for details, rules and more.
PS: I’m a judge so I can’t enter but you should!
jweekly.com/matzah-madne...
#JewishFood
Matzah Madness Contest – J.
Matzah sits on the seder table unadorned. But what do you do with matzah after that first night? After matzah brei and matzah balls (and of course PB&J matzah sandwiches), what do you make with the st...
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February 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Submit your matzah recipe and maybe win some “bread!” $250 prize for the winning original #matzahmadness recipe from @jewishsf.bsky.social
See link for details, rules and more.
PS: I’m a judge so I can’t enter but you should!
jweekly.com/matzah-madne...
#JewishFood
See link for details, rules and more.
PS: I’m a judge so I can’t enter but you should!
jweekly.com/matzah-madne...
#JewishFood
For 50 years, the East Bay has been one of the homes of the Jewish Renewal movement.
With the ordination of two new local rabbis, the legacy of the not-quite-denomination that brought mysticism to progressive Judaism continues to grow in the Bay Area.
With the ordination of two new local rabbis, the legacy of the not-quite-denomination that brought mysticism to progressive Judaism continues to grow in the Bay Area.
What's new with Jewish Renewal in the Bay Area?
Two newly ordained Renewal rabbis from Oakland are bolstering the movement’s 50-year-old legacy in the East Bay.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
For 50 years, the East Bay has been one of the homes of the Jewish Renewal movement.
With the ordination of two new local rabbis, the legacy of the not-quite-denomination that brought mysticism to progressive Judaism continues to grow in the Bay Area.
With the ordination of two new local rabbis, the legacy of the not-quite-denomination that brought mysticism to progressive Judaism continues to grow in the Bay Area.
“Forbidden: A 3,000 Year History of Jews and the Pig” by @profrosenblum.bsky.social demonstrates how the pig — as animal, metaphor and lunch — has shaped how Jews understand themselves and how others view Jews.
OFF THE SHELF | Book on Jews and pigs roots through ancient taboo
“Forbidden: A 3,000 Year History of Jews and the Pig,” which just won a Jewish Book Award, explores every aspect of this non-relationship.
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February 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“Forbidden: A 3,000 Year History of Jews and the Pig” by @profrosenblum.bsky.social demonstrates how the pig — as animal, metaphor and lunch — has shaped how Jews understand themselves and how others view Jews.
Rabbi Chayva Lehrman of San Francisco, a former USAID worker, makes the Jewish case for America's role as provider of humanitarian aid:
OPINION | Rabbi and ex-USAID worker asks: Who helps if America turns away?
Closing USAID isn’t just a bureaucratic change. It signals a shift away from an America that is engaged, compassionate and strategic.
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February 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Rabbi Chayva Lehrman of San Francisco, a former USAID worker, makes the Jewish case for America's role as provider of humanitarian aid:
How do you use up all that excess matzah during Passover? Send us your best matzah-based recipes and you could win $250 in our Matzah Madness competition!
Submissions are due by March 1. Get details ⬇️
Submissions are due by March 1. Get details ⬇️
SMALL BITES | Enter our 'Matzah Madness' recipe competition
How do you use up all that excess matzah during Passover? Send us your best matzah-based recipes and you could win $250!
jweekly.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
How do you use up all that excess matzah during Passover? Send us your best matzah-based recipes and you could win $250 in our Matzah Madness competition!
Submissions are due by March 1. Get details ⬇️
Submissions are due by March 1. Get details ⬇️
As penance for calling San Francisco "rat-infested" last month, Charles Barkley toured Glide Memorial Church and its homeless services center with Rabbi Michael Lezak, who also gave the NBA legend some of his own handmade challah.
Charles Barkley visits S.F., leaves with challah and rabbi’s heart
He was given the breaded loaves at Glide’s social services center and kitchen where he served meals to low-income San Franciscans.
jweekly.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
As penance for calling San Francisco "rat-infested" last month, Charles Barkley toured Glide Memorial Church and its homeless services center with Rabbi Michael Lezak, who also gave the NBA legend some of his own handmade challah.
To honor the memory of his relatives killed in the Holocaust, San Francisco artist Ben Wood is brining back those memories in dreamlike animated videos of his grandparents’ homes in Germany — buildings that were destroyed after his family members were forced to leave.
Große Strasse 73, Strausberg
YouTube video by Ben Wood
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February 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
To honor the memory of his relatives killed in the Holocaust, San Francisco artist Ben Wood is brining back those memories in dreamlike animated videos of his grandparents’ homes in Germany — buildings that were destroyed after his family members were forced to leave.
Remember the guy who was ejected from a coffee shop in Oakland for wearing a "violent" Star of David hat?
Now he's planning to sue.
Now he's planning to sue.
Jewish man to sue Oakland coffee shop that ejected him
A man who was ejected from Palestinian-owned coffee shop in Oakland for wearing a hat with a Star of David on it is now suing the coffee shop
jweekly.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Remember the guy who was ejected from a coffee shop in Oakland for wearing a "violent" Star of David hat?
Now he's planning to sue.
Now he's planning to sue.
Happy #ValentinesDay!
Have you listened to Such a Match, our romance podcast, yet? In each episode @emmagoss.bsky.social catches up with a couple that met through our old print personals ads.
Stories include a couple whose mothers set them up and a pair who have been together for 70 years.
Have you listened to Such a Match, our romance podcast, yet? In each episode @emmagoss.bsky.social catches up with a couple that met through our old print personals ads.
Stories include a couple whose mothers set them up and a pair who have been together for 70 years.
‘Such a Match!’ — a podcast about finding love through J.’s pages
Our “Such a Match!” podcast launches Jan. 21 and explores love stories of couples who found their soulmates through J.’s personal ads.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Happy #ValentinesDay!
Have you listened to Such a Match, our romance podcast, yet? In each episode @emmagoss.bsky.social catches up with a couple that met through our old print personals ads.
Stories include a couple whose mothers set them up and a pair who have been together for 70 years.
Have you listened to Such a Match, our romance podcast, yet? In each episode @emmagoss.bsky.social catches up with a couple that met through our old print personals ads.
Stories include a couple whose mothers set them up and a pair who have been together for 70 years.
A protest against an Israeli speaker at UC Berkeley turned violent last February.
One year later, no one has been held accountable for the incident.
But Jewish students and faculty say that the university's new chancellor has improved the situation for Jewish and pro-Israel students.
One year later, no one has been held accountable for the incident.
But Jewish students and faculty say that the university's new chancellor has improved the situation for Jewish and pro-Israel students.
One year later, Jews at UC Berkeley reflect on violent protest
One year since a violent protest in UC Berkeley shut down an Israeli speaker, no one has been held to account.
jweekly.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A protest against an Israeli speaker at UC Berkeley turned violent last February.
One year later, no one has been held accountable for the incident.
But Jewish students and faculty say that the university's new chancellor has improved the situation for Jewish and pro-Israel students.
One year later, no one has been held accountable for the incident.
But Jewish students and faculty say that the university's new chancellor has improved the situation for Jewish and pro-Israel students.
If the Red Sea can split, we can find a new way forward for Gaza, writes Rabbi Nico Socolovsky.
OPINION | In search of a different future for Gaza
The status quo in Gaza is not acceptable. But neither is expelling all Palestinians from Gaza. Luckily, those aren’t the only options.
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February 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If the Red Sea can split, we can find a new way forward for Gaza, writes Rabbi Nico Socolovsky.
Shai Davidai, a Columbia University professor barred from campus for his repeated confrontations with administrators over their handling of anti-Israel protests, will speak at Hillel of Silicon Valley on March 9.
Israeli professor turned activist: ‘We’re never going back to normal’
Columbia academic turned pro-Israel activist Shai Davidai will speak at a Hillel of Silicon Valley fundraising event on March 9.
jweekly.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Shai Davidai, a Columbia University professor barred from campus for his repeated confrontations with administrators over their handling of anti-Israel protests, will speak at Hillel of Silicon Valley on March 9.
"In the secular family of my childhood, being Jewish was not about pride. It was largely about antisemitism and the need to create a comfort zone within a hostile world."
OPINION | Joy and pride, not crises, pulled me back to Judaism
Jews find meaning in our religion in many ways. Personally, my inspiration doesn’t come from fearing antisemitism or visiting the Jewish state.
jweekly.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"In the secular family of my childhood, being Jewish was not about pride. It was largely about antisemitism and the need to create a comfort zone within a hostile world."
Two employees of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency have sued the city, alleging that they faced persistent antisemitic harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
Two Muni workers allege antisemitic abuse at S.F. transit agency
Alexander Lukovsky and Samuel Raphaelson are suing San Francisco, alleging they persistent harassment and retaliation because they are Jews.
jweekly.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Two employees of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency have sued the city, alleging that they faced persistent antisemitic harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
From this publication’s earliest days, Jews in the Bay Area were preoccupied with questions of immigration, citizenship and assimilation.
FROM THE ARCHIVES | When Jewish immigration was at odds with Jewish assimilation
For American Jews in the early 1900s, it was American to oppose immigration in order to protect America. Yet it was Jewish to support Jews.
jweekly.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
From this publication’s earliest days, Jews in the Bay Area were preoccupied with questions of immigration, citizenship and assimilation.
In this week’s episode of “Such a Match!” host @emmagoss.bsky.social shows us how dating culture 30 years ago mirrors some of what singles experience today:
PODCAST | ‘Such a Match!’ episode 4: Persistence pays off
In this week's episode of "Such a Match!" host Emma Goss shows us how dating culture 30 years ago mirrors some of what singles go through now.
jweekly.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
In this week’s episode of “Such a Match!” host @emmagoss.bsky.social shows us how dating culture 30 years ago mirrors some of what singles experience today:
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This vegan coconut custard tart is filled with fruit (and symbolism for the Jewish New Year for the Trees). Plus it features an easy, press in crust. Recipe and more on Tu B’Shevat in my @jewishsf.bsky.social column jweekly.com/2025/02/03/t...
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RECIPE | Coconut tart with symbolic fruits is Tu Bishvat vegan dream
Faith Kramer’s vegan coconut custard tart is topped with four symbolic fruits of Tu Bishvat, but you can sub in your own.
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February 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This vegan coconut custard tart is filled with fruit (and symbolism for the Jewish New Year for the Trees). Plus it features an easy, press in crust. Recipe and more on Tu B’Shevat in my @jewishsf.bsky.social column jweekly.com/2025/02/03/t...
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Rebecca Golbert's heart broke watching the news as her former community in Alameda went up in flames.
FIRST PERSON | Before the fires, Altadena was our magical place
A UC Berkeley professor who used to live in Altadena writes about the incredible loss she feels since the January wildfires.
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February 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Rebecca Golbert's heart broke watching the news as her former community in Alameda went up in flames.
Israel's acclaimed Batsheva Dance Company returns to the Bay Area Feb 22-23 at Cal Performances in Berkeley.
Batsheva Dance Company bringing its athleticism back to Bay Area
Israel’s famed Batsheva Dance Company will return to the Bay Area with performances of “MOMO” at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley in February.
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February 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Israel's acclaimed Batsheva Dance Company returns to the Bay Area Feb 22-23 at Cal Performances in Berkeley.
A pro-Israel billboard in Arcata sparked heated online debates about free speech, Israel and vandalism before it was torn down just days after it went up.
Zionist billboard ripped down in Humboldt County after four days
The pro-Israel billboard in Arcata sparked heated online debates about free speech, Israel and vandalism before it was torn down.
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February 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A pro-Israel billboard in Arcata sparked heated online debates about free speech, Israel and vandalism before it was torn down just days after it went up.
Local Jewish agencies that assist recently arrived refugees have been blindsided by Trump’s executive order closing the border to new refugees.
Here's how they're coping — and continuing to help local refugees at a complicated time.
Here's how they're coping — and continuing to help local refugees at a complicated time.
Jewish groups scramble to help refugees in Bay Area at fearful time
Local Jewish agencies that assist recently arrived refugees have been blindsided by Trump’s executive order closing the border to new refugees.
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February 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Local Jewish agencies that assist recently arrived refugees have been blindsided by Trump’s executive order closing the border to new refugees.
Here's how they're coping — and continuing to help local refugees at a complicated time.
Here's how they're coping — and continuing to help local refugees at a complicated time.