The Matzo Chronicles
‘Adulting’ is not for the tender-hearted, at any age
As a teenager, I saw the Barbra Streisand movie “The Way We Were” and cried. As the theater lights went up, my mother looked at my tear-streaked face and…
Culture
SNL alum Vanessa Bayer on her new children’s book about illness
Though she made America laugh for seven years as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” Vanessa Bayer has a serious side, including a not-so-secret soft…
First Person
Not wanting kids doesn’t make me a bad Jew
When most people ask me if I’ll ever have children, I’m usually pretty blunt. Nope, kids are absolutely not happening. Ever. The only thing occupying my…
Parenting
A Father’s Day confession: I’m way into dad fashion
Editor’s note: For this special Father’s Day parenting column, Aaron Britt is subbing in for his wife, J. parenting columnist Drew…
Local Voice
Overcoming my Jewish imposter syndrome
I’m here to tell you about how I finally rid myself of my Jewish imposter syndrome — with the help of my kids’ after-school program. San Francisco is a…
Pride
Q&A: A gender expert who stands up for nonbinary youth
Developmental and clinical psychologist Diane Ehrensaft is an associate professor of pediatrics at UC San Francisco and director of mental health at the…
Mixed & Matched
My dad is 100% Jewish, but I’m scared to enter a synagogue
Dear Dawn: My father is 100 percent Jewish and my mother is Christian. They tried to have an interfaith wedding in the ’70s and the Jews wouldn’t accept…
Shavuot
Three generations pulling Shavuot all-nighter in Berkeley
The all-night learning fest on Shavuot held at the JCC of the East Bay is a longtime favorite for Berkeley resident Yossi Fendel. He’s not even sure how…
TV
‘Dead to Me’: The next must-watch show for Jewish women
It’s been a while since I felt like a show outsmarted me. But “Dead to Me,” Netflix’s new star-studded series, has made me gasp quite a few times.…