Small Bites
Bagel pop-up at Tartine; ‘Gefilte Manifesto’ co-author comes to Sacramento
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Liz Alpern, the Brooklyn-based author of the 2016 cookbook “The Gefilte…
Jew in the Pew
A very Berkeley lulav and etrog
The lulav and the etrog. One week a year, we shake this magic rainstick and its citrus companion in the air. During the harvest festival of Sukkot, we…
Sukkot
The etrog is Judaism’s best-kept wellness secret
For most Jews, the etrog is relegated to a fleeting, supporting role. Held beside the lulav (palm frond) once a year during the festival of Sukkot (Oct.…
Torah
‘Tsur Israel’ is more than a nod to God. It’s a moral exhortation.
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek. Where: Tel Aviv When: May 14, 1948 Who: The drafters of the Israeli…
Parenting
My kids do well in public. But at home? That’s another story
We had a good 20 minutes in Yom Kippur services this year. My 3-year-old, Harvey, napped on my husband, then woke up and gazed around with a tired,…
Talking With ...
Q&A: An old-school pharmacist with very modern opinions
Pharmacist Fred Mayer, 86, is the CEO of Pharmacists Planning Services Inc., and the former owner of Sausalito Pharmacy, where he worked for over 35 years…
Organic Epicure
Let the wine flow at Napa’s ‘Synagogue of the Vintners’
Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. When restaurateur Michael Dellar was growing up in Los Angeles, Wilshire…
Obituaries
Len Traubman, who got Jews and Palestinians talking, dies at 80
Len Traubman, co-founder of the Jewish Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group and a pioneer in Jewish-Palestinian relationship building, died Oct. 4 of…
U.S.
Who by fire: 38,000 pounds of bagels burnt in truck days before Yom Kippur
Midwest Jews may need to find something else to eat when Yom Kippur ends — tons of their bagels are now toast. Some 38,000 pounds of frozen bagels met an…