Alix Wall
The Times of Israel
Oakland, CA, United States
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This young American couple had Scotland’s first-ever queer Jewish wedding
After meeting as teens in the spring of 2015, Han Smith and Jennifer Andreacchi eventually fell in love -- with each other and Judaism -- and converted together ahead of the huppah → Read More
This young American couple had Scotland's first-ever queer Jewish wedding
Han Smith and Jennifer Andreacchi had been Jewish for just weeks when they became the first LGBTQ Jews to wed in Scotland. → Read More
Jewish marriage rites are robust; now a rabbi is making rituals for Jews who divorce
Challenged to come up with a religious innovation Deborah Newbrun remembers what was lacking when she divorced, adapting existing practices to help people with healing and closure → Read More
Jewish marriage rites are robust. Now a rabbi is innovating rituals for Jews who divorce.
“One person ‘tashliched’ their wedding ring into the river," Rabbi Deborah Newbrun recalled about the first "Divorce & Discovery: A Jewish Healing Retreat." → Read More
When the Torah cycle ended, their Russian-American romance began
After reconnecting at a Simchat Torah event, Tamar Caplan and Alex Zeldin find chemistry -- and matching Jewish ideals -- and level up from friendship to lifelong love → Read More
When the Torah cycle ended, their Russian-American romance began
Alex Zeldin and Tamar Caplan were married Aug. 21, 2022, on Long Island. → Read More
In California, a wilderness-inspired wedding celebration marries nature with Judaism
Adi Aboody and Ophir Haberer, who met through Wilderness Torah, a group of earth-focused Jews, mark their nuptials with an animal-skin ketubah and 'first fruits' altar → Read More
Two rabbis, from two different denominations, get a second chance at love
After twice meeting at rabbinical seminars on opposite sides of the ocean, Amy Wallk and Mark Cohn realized that leading 2 congregations 700 miles apart couldn't stop their romance → Read More
Beloved Bay Area Jewish educator Rachel Brodie dies at 55
A co-founder or senior leader of groups including Jewish Milestones and the Jewish Studio Project, Brodie practiced what she called "wide-angle Judaism." → Read More
A destination b'nai mitzvah industry is taking shape on Maui, as this teen learned after COVID scrambled her original plans
Feeling the sand between her toes was Teva Goldstein’s favorite part of her bat mitzvah in December. → Read More
In a creative COVID union, wedding guests helped craft the huppah and ketubah
Wanting to be surrounded by loved ones but aware some may not feel safe attending, Julie Plaut Warwick and Ben Schreiber literally construct their canopy out of mailed-in blessings → Read More
Their wedding guests helped craft their chuppah and ketubah – a creative COVID union they’ll never forget
A team of "Jewish creatives" made this Washington State couple's union stand out. → Read More
In 1st for Conservative movement, women rabbis tie knot in same-sex wedding
'It feels like we shouldn’t be groundbreaking,' Rabbi Becca Walker says after marrying Rabbi Ariella Rosen in wedding officiated by another lesbian rabbi → Read More
Their same-sex rabbinical wedding was a historic first for the Conservative movement
Ariella Rosen and Becca Walker first connected at a Rabbinical Assembly retreat and tied the knot at Camp Ramah. → Read More
A rabbi and rescue dogs helped this US prison lifer find freedom and redemption
Jon Grobman was given a life sentence without parole, but after dedicating himself to helping fellow inmates through a canine training program, he's been granted an early release → Read More
After pandemic shutdown, Grossman’s reopens for noshing – J.
In March 2020, I was very excited to venture to Santa Rosa to try Grossman’s Noshery & Bar, the Bay Area’s newest Jewish deli. My hopes were dashed, however. The restaurant was open for one full day before having to shut down. Driving all that way for takeout just wouldn’t be the same. Now, thanks […] → Read More
In San Francisco, Israeli bakery makes waves hiring formerly incarcerated staff
When Isaac Yosef took a chance on an ex-con who'd learned Hebrew to bolster his Bible study, he opened the door for others people were reluctant to hire -- and who are now thriving → Read More
New York Times declares California bagels better than N.Y.
Monday morning of this week started out just like any other Monday morning for Emily Winston, owner of Boichik Bagels in Berkeley. It’s one of her two days off, so she was just relaxing when the phone call came. A friend and someone who has been following the progress of Boichik closely since it began … → Read More
Jewish student co-op in Berkeley celebrates the big 4-0
When Lesley Said Matsa was at UC Berkeley in the early 2000s, living away from home for the first time, she felt lost as Passover approached. She realized how helping her family cook and clean prepared her mentally for the holiday. Good thing she knew about the Berkeley Bayit. The communal, off-campus house built in … → Read More
One Market kicks off N.Y.-style deli pop-up Mark 'n Mike's
Yet another Jewish food concept born out of the pandemic has debuted, this time at One Market restaurant in San Francisco. Called Mark ’n Mike’s: A New York Style Delicatessen, the pop-up is a project of One Market owner Michael Dellar and chef Mark Dommen. Among the offerings are house-made pastrami sandwiches, matzah ball soup … → Read More