I don’t play music in my classes and almost never listen to it when I practice. If you do, I don’t think any less of you. Honestly. In fact, there are plenty of good reasons to listen to music when you practice and teach: it... Read more
In Spring 2013, 3200 Stories and the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco dove head first into the topic of Jews and Money. Through a series of lively, no-holds-barred conversations with leading journalists, intellectuals, artists and rabbis, we peeled back the layers of stereotype, obfuscation and shame to open... Read more
Over the recent holiday season the Childcare staff at the JCCSF found activities to bring some focus on Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. We made Hanukkah candles out of toilet paper rolls, paper cut out menorahs, coloring pages with dreidels, hanging Stars of David... Read more
This piece was originally published in jweekly.com on December 20, 2012, under the title "Balancing the Scale Between 'Right' and 'Right.'" It was written by Dan Schifrin, writer-in-residence at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, who also co-hosts the CJM podcast series, “The Space Between.” No one would call... Read more
In conversation with Jonathan Kauffman, San Francisco editor for Tasting Table Chef Charles Phan is the owner and chef of the Slanted Door, one of our city’s most beloved restaurants. Opinionated and chatty, Phan shared his insights into the economics of the restaurant business as well as what... Read more
In conversation with Food Critic Michael Bauer Chef Thomas Keller may be the best restaurant chef in the country with his award-winning restaurants The French Laundry and Per Se. As one of the highlights in our Food for Thought series, the event was sold-out months in advance. ... Read more
Lucky Peach, the irreverent food quarterly out of McSweeney’s is the hottest thing in food journalism. Every issue tackles a theme so for this live version, we took on the theme of “Fish Out of Water” and invited three chefs to discuss what it’s... Read more
New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov says there’s something wrong with how our culture approaches wine. We have become subject to the “tyranny of the tasting notes,” think that we need to read books before we drink it and need classes on “wine... Read more