Annabelle Candy Co. CEO Gary Gogol, 61, grew up in the sweetest spot a kid could hope for: the family candy business. His grandfather, Sam Altshuler, founded Annabelle Candy Company — named after his daughter, Gary’s mother — in 1950. Now, nearly 100 years after Altshuler made his first candy bar in the kitchen of…
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Jewish Life
Parenting
Why is the Pittsburgh shooting still affecting me?
I know a Rose Mallinger. And a Jerry Rabinowitz. The nine others murdered at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh are familiar to me, too. They are…
Small Bites
New Babka joint in Palo Alto! Kosher Chinese in S.F. closed?
The long awaited Babka by Ayélet bakery officially opened in Palo Alto on Dec. 13, after being in soft opening mode for several days. It’s open every day…
Torah
Joseph and Benjamin had two mommies
Vayigash Genesis 44:18–47:27 The scene: Pharaoh has given Jacob’s family the land of Goshen in which to settle down. Joseph is visiting his brother…
Recipe
Gems from a ‘Millennial Kosher’ cookbook
More and more kosher cookbooks are being published these days — many of them written by a new generation of observant Jews who keep kashrut but who also…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of Dec. 14, 2018
B’nai Mitzvah Eden Abrams-Scheppler will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 15 at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo. Eden is the daughter of…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of Dec. 14, 2018
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Sarah Davis (Greenberger) October 14, 1923–December 7, 2018 Passed away in her…
Organic Epicure
'Latkepalooza' raises thousands for fire victims
David Hermele did his 11th annual Latkepalooza event Monday, Dec. 10, raising over $7,000 for the victims of November’s devastating Camp Fire in Butte…
Astrolojew
Month of Tevet: From Hanukkah lights to long winter nights
Tevet, 5779 Dec. 8-Jan. 6 The Hebrew month of Tevet is associated with the cardinal earth sign Capricorn (Gidi, the goat), the Tribe of Dan, and the…