Parenting
A 2-year-old with chutzpah and a mullet
I took my kids to the park recently with a friend and her two sons. Our boys, ages 2 to 8, happily kicked balls together and romped through the trees.…
Torah
These tiny dots are a huge Torah mystery
Vayishlach Genesis 32:4 – 36:43 Obadiah 1:1 – 1:21 On the face of it, the great reunion between Jacob and Esau is a poignant and moving…
Small Bites
Oakland chef on Thanksgiving 'Chopped' episode
Oakland chef Lee Davidson, founder of Made2Gather who was profiled in this column last year, just became another local Jewish chef to compete on the Food…
Organic Epicure
Flying Falafel spreads wings in East Bay
If Assaf Pashut’s vision becomes reality, he will someday be the entrepreneur behind the first national vegan fast-food chain — make that the first kosher…
Torah
The dancers, dreamers and angels who guide us
Vayetzei Genesis 28:10- 32:3 Modern dance pioneer Ted Shawn once spoke these words: “I believe that dance communicates [our] deepest, highest and most…
Celebrity Jews
'Fantastic Jews and Where to Find Them'
At the movies “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is a sequel to the 2016 movie “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” and both were written…
Small Bites
Beauty’s Bagel opens second store; S.F. kosher Chinese remodeling; etc.
Beauty’s Bagel Shop, the Oakland business making wood-fired Montreal-style bagels, opened its second storefront on Oct. 25. The bagels will continue to be…
Parenting
A Jewish mom, yes — but not that stereotype
Last spring, I brought my son dinner one day a week after track practice — dropping it off at school because he had somewhere to be after track on those…
Columns
The Torah’s model for civil discourse
Toldot Genesis 25:19-28:9 The excruciating election season is finally over. As I write, I don’t yet know the outcome. But I know that this has been a…