4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (23+ words) A Jewish photographer’s secretive trove of portraits of icons are on display in full for the first time at the Magnes in Berkeley....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (334+ words) The latest updates on awards, comings and goings and other happenings in the Bay Area Jewish community....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (386+ words) Eyal Shani’s restaurants have been mobbed, boycotted and shut down abroad. His answer is to open more of them — starting with Malka in Beverly Hills....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (19+ words) Reading together can help kids connect with Jewish traditions, holiday themes and discover stories that reflect their own lives....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (673+ words) My family carried its henna tradition from Baghdad to Iran to New York....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (307+ words) His “Pomegranate Hot Honey Wings” are hardly traditional, but Chef Brian Hollander loves the smiles they bring to diners’ faces....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1265+ words) (JTA) — For generations of Jewish Americans, the clacking of mah jongg tiles was the soundtrack of a social and sometimes raucous table game associated with their mothers and grandmothers. Now, a new generation is taking a seat at the table....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (816+ words) The High Holidays arrive before the start of fall this year, with Rosh Hashanah beginning at sundown on Friday, Sept. 11. Bay Area restaurants, bakeries, markets, wineries and retailers have what you need to celebrate the Jewish New Year, whether you…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (616+ words) Three stars in the night sky mark the Sabbath’s end. Now, one astronomer is calculating exactly when those stars appear....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (518+ words) Rosh Hashanah is a time to reflect on the past year, look ahead to the new one and — of course — eat apples and honey. We’ve rounded up events to help your family create sweet memories, from holiday fairs to volunteer…...