Torah
What makes the 'Great Shabbat' so great?
The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek. Shabbat HaGadol Tzav Leviticus 6:1-8:36 The Shabbat before Passover is called…
Lifecycles
Lifecycles for the week of April 3, 2020
Sari Bourne Kaplan and Matt Kaplan of San Francisco welcomed a baby girl, Mackenzie Arielle Kaplan, on March 18 (chai!), 2020. Mackenzie was born in San…
Obituaries
Deaths for the week of April 3, 2020
Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Carole A. Cohen June 5, 1938–March 17, 2020 Carole A. Cohen (don’t forget the…
Local Voice
I’m physically distancing, but socially leaning in
Words influence how we interpret the world. The words “social distancing” are not an accurate description of what we need to be doing. And I am not doing…
Passover
List of virtual seders from Bay Area Jewish groups
Updated April 7 At this time most years, we bring you listings of community seders around the Bay Area. This year, we’re bringing you a list of…
Trailblazers
Rita Semel, 98, is a tireless leader and ‘interfaith bridge’
Part of Trailblazers, a series of profiles of Jewish men and women who build and sustain our Jewish community, supported by a generous donation from Carol…
Passover
Disability during a pandemic: Put a spoon on your seder plate this year
Like many Jews, I will be having my Passover seder online this year. Frankly, it’s a relief. For the last few years, my main concerns at the seder have…
Recipe
Add a little sweet and sour to the seder’s bitter greens
This Chicken and Celery Sauté in Sephardic Sweet and Sour Sauce reflects several seder traditions. Some Sephardic communities dip celery leaves, not…
Bay Area
Sinai Chapel’s annual Passover ‘wheat money’ fund takes on added importance this year
For more than 100 years, Sinai Memorial Chapel in San Francisco has practiced the tradition of ma’ot chitim, or the “wheat fund.” Sinai collects money to…