This week’s power outages have wreaked havoc in much of the Bay Area, particularly in Sonoma and Napa counties, where lights started to go out around midnight Tuesday, just in time for Yom Kippur. Synagogues in the hardest-hit areas made it through Kol Nidre services Tuesday evening without incident, but Wednesday was another story. “The…
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High Holidays
Parenting
My kids do well in public. But at home? That’s another story
We had a good 20 minutes in Yom Kippur services this year. My 3-year-old, Harvey, napped on my husband, then woke up and gazed around with a tired,…
U.S.
Who by fire: 38,000 pounds of bagels burnt in truck days before Yom Kippur
Midwest Jews may need to find something else to eat when Yom Kippur ends — tons of their bagels are now toast. Some 38,000 pounds of frozen bagels met an…
Kids & Family
A working parent’s Yom Kippur apology
Like so many of you, I’m a working mom trying to juggle it all — my kid, my job and, you know, my life. For the High Holidays, I was inspired to write a…
Social Justice
Atonement: The Jewish case for reparations
Gloria Hollander Lyon of San Francisco was just a teenager in 1944 when she and her family were forced from their home in Czechoslovakia, first into a…
Torah
Prayer meets psychology: On Yom Kippur, seek a ‘growth mindset’
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek. If you want to understand the mindset of a people, pay attention to their key…
U.S.
Brooklyn synagogue’s windows broken during Rosh Hashanah prayers
The windows of a synagogue in Brooklyn were broken during Rosh Hashanah services. A video showing people throwing milk crates at the the Rivnitz synagogue…
Religion
Wildly celebrating the new year in the wilderness (of Sebastopol)
Drive about an hour north of San Francisco to Sebastopol, turn onto a country lane, and you are greeted by a white farmhouse with a 30-foot orange tree…
Recipe
Sweet treats from Leah Koenig for Yom Kippur break-fast … or anytime
Leah Koenig has the recipes you need for make-ahead treats perfect for a Yom Kippur break-fast or Shabbat dinner — or anytime a little something sweet…