Challah! Whether hard or soft opening (ew), Wise Sons is sorta, but pretty much open for business starting today. We're being told it's a "soft" opening, so you might want to give them a call beforehand to make certain-certain that they're open before heading over to quell your bialy fix this weekend, but, whatever, they're totally open. While the grand opening will be on the 22nd, but you can absolutely still get some grub in the meantime. more ›

Citing anti-freedom of religion sentiment, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill over the weekend blocking any and all circumcision bans in the state of California. Assembly bill 768, penned in response to San Francisco's controversial (and, admittedly, somewhat misguided) failed circumcision ban, will bar citizens from impinging upon Jewish and Muslim rituals involving foreskin snipping -- religious acts that some have decried as male genitalia mutilation. more ›

Apple went ahead and yanked a thinly veiled anti-semitic (?) app called Jew or Not Jew? (Juif ou pas Juif?) from its iTunes Store in France. The Chronicle reports: "The app let users consult a database of celebrities and public figures to determine if they are Jewish or not. Its removal follows a complaint from a French anti-racism group that threatened to sue the iPhone and iPad maker." more ›

Anne Wojcicki, 3andme co-founder and wife of Google's resident hot Russian Jew Sergey Brin, wants you to turn off your phone as part of National Day of Unplugging. Wojcicki, a board member of Sabbath Manifesto that created the annual day of disconnect, told the Chronicle, "People here are so connected and they're really living their lives online...I thought it'd be a good idea to see if you can disconnect for the full 24 hours." more ›

group-supporting-protests-makes/">Bay Citizen reports, local Jewish organizations like Oakland’s Jewish Voice for Peace, have drawn scrutiny both locally and worldwide for expressing hope that Egypt's push for democracy could shift Middle Eastern politics---including ending Israel's occupation of Palestine. Not surprisingly, this has caused outrage amongst many other Jewish organizations, both locally and internationally. more ›

Known, admitted Jewess Eve Batey of SF Appeal has word that the Jewish Community in the on Presidio Street fell victim to hate graffiti this week. "SFPD spokesperson Officer Boaz Mariles tells the Appeal that JCC security discovered what appears to be a swastika drawn in an alcove on the Presidio-facing side of the building at 3200 California Street. Mariles says the graffiti was about 3 inches by 5 inches, and appeared to have been drawn with a purple marker." more ›

by Amy Crocker It's the last day of Passover so today's lunch is all about using up the matzo and distracting yourself until sundown. Today's lunch is therefore not only a meal, but an activity. We will be making Matzo Houses - think of them as Gingerbread Houses, but with matzo. And instead of using frosting for the glue, use peanut butter. Cream cheese is also... more ›

by Amy Crocker Today’s Kosher Lunch deals with a tough subject: gefilte fish. White fish mixed with matzo meal and served cold from a jar, gefilte fish has a very strong fish taste. Most people don’t like it ("cat food" is a common complaint). And those who do usually admit to having just grown accustomed to the taste. It is often... more ›

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by Amy Crocker How to: Heat your favorite burger patty. If you choose a veggie burger, be careful the ingredients do not include bread crumbs. Rice is ok according to Sephardic rabbis, though not for Ashkenazi Jews. An explanation can be found... more ›

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by Amy Crocker Gather ye pastries, breads, and crackers while ye may…at sundown tonight those leavened treats become verboten for eight long days. Every spring, while our Christian cousins giddily look forward to Easter eggs and ham, we Jews silently dread the onslaught of flavorless matzo and gefilte fish. It’s Passover time again. Dayenu? more ›

Performance artist and controversial radio host Michael Savage is screeching mad at local SF television stations. It seems, according to Rich Lieberman, some of them are refusing to air a spot he shot for his XTRA Sports 860 AM local radio affiliate, all because of his use of the term "schmuck." For the goyim out there who don't know what a "schmuck" is, it's a pejorative Yiddish term for the penis, which has trickled down in meaning to fool. Watch the tepid in in question here. more ›

Listen up, chosen ones: After finishing your orders of beef & broccoli and won tons at your favorite Chinese restaurant, why not celebrate the "birth" of "Jesus Christ" in the Mission with other like-minded souls? HEEB magazine, purveyors of all things hip and Jewish, is throwing a party for SF Jews, as well as the ones who love them, on Christmas Eve. The party is called Heebonism and it all goes down at the Make Out Room. more ›