Adding Middle Eastern ingredients to a New World staple created two corn recipes full of texture and flavor — one a side dish, the other a take on grilled street corn. Spicy, Salty and Sour Corn and Potato Salad was inspired by eating seasoned cups of corn from street vendors around the world and by…
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Jewish Life
World
Need an adult circumcision in Russia? There’s only one man for the job.
The religious Jewish world has created some unusual jobs, from shofar makers to etrog pickers to mashgichim – kosher certifiers whose job is literally to…
Bay Area
Local 'Yo Semite' T-shirt back in spotlight with help from Trump
When Berkeley resident Sarah Lefton awoke on Tuesday morning, her phone was lit up with notifications. While she was sleeping, President Trump had signed…
Tu B'Av
For some Israelis, Covid-19 has meant separation from their families
It has been four months and counting since Yaara Mizrachi has seen her one-year-old son. Mizrachi and her partner have been together for seven years. But…
Bay Area
How this Jewish developer pushed to integrate the burbs
To those with a passing knowledge of architecture, the name Joseph Eichler is synonymous with the iconic mid-century modern homes that help define the…
Religion
Online services: some synagogues opt for high-quality over homegrown
For the rabbis and cantor of Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook, Illinois, the to-do list to prepare for the unprecedented online-only High Holidays…
Organic Epicure
Restaurant supply app Cheetah pivoting like everyone else
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. When Na’ama Moran’s company launched an app for restaurants that…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of August 2-8, 2020
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. This page will be updated throughout the week. Submit an obituary here. Shirley…
Parenting
Here’s everything I haven’t done during the pandemic
I am not baking bread. I haven’t made a sourdough starter. I didn’t learn how to knit, so I haven’t knitted a sweater with a matching…