Small Bites
Shorty Goldstein’s pastrami lives on!
The weekday deli Shorty Goldstein’s closed in San Francisco’s Financial District last March, but fans of Shorty’s pastrami can now rejoice: It is coming…
Torah
What is gained and lost in translation?
Noach Genesis 6:9–11:32 In this week’s Torah portion, there is a curious story about the confusion that arises when people speak different languages. The…
Recipe
Rainbow veggie dishes for Shabbat Noach
In the Torah, the rainbow is a promise. On the dinner table, it’s a delicious way to eat a wide variety of colorful vegetables. The story of Noah, the ark…
Talking With ...
Q&A: A radical 19th-century vision for S.F. real estate
San Francisco activist David Giesen, 60, runs the nonprofit Henry George School from his Bernal Heights home. Henry George was a 19th-century economist,…
Organic Epicure
Big-name chefs share their big-batch recipes
“Being part of the tribe, you just want to feed your people. You can’t help it,” says Leslie Jonath, who believes that conviction so strongly she’s…
Bay Area
WWII partisan Sonia Orbuch of Marin dies at 93
Sonia Orbuch of Corte Madera knew you had to stand up to hatred, both early and often. As a teen during World War II, she was a Jewish partisan in the…
Astrolojew
Is Cheshvan truly bitter? You decide.
Month of Cheshvan, 5779 Oct. 10-Nov. 7, 2018 The month of Cheshvan begins the evening of Oct. 9, ushering in an entire month without any major Jewish…
Author! Author!
Children's book about Jewish and Muslim boys
Rabbi Sheldon Lewis, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Kol Emeth in Palo Alto, has long been engaged in interfaith reconciliation efforts in the Middle East.…
Torah
God created us to be creative
Bereishit Genesis 1:1-6:8 Isaiah 42:5-43:10 “Bereisheit bara Elohim.” These are the first three words of the Torah, which we begin reading again this…