When Nadiv Schorer and Ariel Meiri were married on Sunday, the rabbi standing with them under the wedding canopy was breaking new ground, too. For Rabbi Avram Mlotek, a rabbi affiliated with a progressive wing of Orthodox Judaism, it was the first time he had performed a wedding for two people of the same sex.…
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Torah
How do we save ourselves from ourselves? Shabbat.
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Our Crowd
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Off the Shelf
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Music
Orthodox rapper Nissim Black reintroduces himself to the world
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Mixed & Matched
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Small Bites
Katz Bagels closing next month after 27 years
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Katz Bagels on 16th Street in San Francisco is closing after 27 years,…
Organic Epicure
L’Chaim kosher sushi on a new roll with change of ownership
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. While the kosher scene in the Bay Area has never been all that robust,…
Organic Epicure
Eastern European comfort food comes to the Mission, by way of chef’s ‘oma’
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