Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. On Dec. 15, 2019, Eric Fenster addressed a crowd of investors and friends of Gather, the downtown Berkeley restaurant he co-founded 10 years ago, and shared some of the milestones achieved thus far: over 1 million meals served, more than $100,000 donated through…
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Jewish Life
Israel
Tel Aviv University launches program to preserve Ethiopian Jewish bible
Tel Aviv University announced the launch of what it says is the world’s first academic program focused on the holy scriptures of Ethiopian Jews. The…
Opinion
Amy Coney Barrett needs a Talmudic view of the Constitution
This piece was first published by the Forward and is reprinted with permission. During the course of her confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court seat…
Bay Area
Krav Maga gyms practice a new kind of self-defense during pandemic
While JCCs across the Bay Area can breathe a small sigh of relief as counties loosen restrictions on indoor fitness facilities, Krav Maga studios are…
Parenting
It all turned out fine, so it looks like my worrying worked
When our kids were younger, there were a lot of things that I used to worry about. I called the pediatrician in a panic many times — would our daughter…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of Oct. 25-31, 2020
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. This page will be updated throughout the week. Submit an obituary here. Ruth…
Local Voice
We can use this time to transform education, ourselves, the world
Perhaps one of the most well-known pieces of Jewish wisdom is from Pirkei Avot: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what…
Organic Epicure
Hallelujah, it’s raining bagels in the Bay Area
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. It’s now a truism that you can get great bagels in the Bay Area. Joining…
Talking With ...
Q&A: A Jewish former cop whose mother finally came around
For almost two decades, Jerome Cobert, 56, was a law enforcement officer, working for about 10 years each in the Berkeley Police Department and the Sonoma…