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Peachy Keen: Spectacular Summer Semolina Cake One of my favorite recipes is this Spectacular Summer Semolina Cake, a great way to incorporate the flavor of peaches (and to use up all the ripe peaches in my home). A favorite summer ritual, as a young married couple, was to pick up a peach pie from Marie Callender’s, a famous Los Angeles pie emporium during the 70’s and 80’s every few weeks during summers, piled high with fresh, sweet, juicy peaches and we’d take them to the home of Neil’s Uncle Jack and Aunt Sylvia. We would sit around the table in the hot summer nights, have some fr...

The exterior of Chicago's former B'nei Bezalel building in Woodlawn. (Naomi Waxman/JTA) The former Congregation B'nai Bezalel building in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood hasn't held a synagogue in more than half a century. Now a local Jewish couple plan to rehabilitate the space into a carbon-neutral living and co-working facility, with Jewish components. (Naomi Waxman/JTA) Chicago's former B'nei Bezalel building changed hands among several South Side churches over the decades, but signs of its Jewish roots remained -- like pews featuring Star of David carvings. The planned renovation will pu...

The Jewish News of Northern California

Ahmad Abusharkh crouched down at the intersection of West Hubbard Avenue and High Street in the Short North, a grin escaping through the mask slipping down his face at the successful protest march he helped organize. Chants of "hey, hey ... ho, ho ... the occupation's got to go!" reverberated through the Short North as patrons dining al fresco Friday watched the caravan of pro-Palestine supporters on foot, Lime scooters, bikes, motorcycles and in vehicles go past.  A day after Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire, effectively ending an 11-day military barrage in the Gaza strip that sp...

COURTESY OF CONGREGATION BETH JACOB PLYMOUTH — Congregation Beth Jacob has announced the coming retirement of Rabbi Lawrence Silverman after 44 years of service to the Plymouth area Jewish community.  He will be leaving his position as Rabbi at the end of July 2021. He and his wife, Meredith, will continue to reside in Plymouth. Silverman has been a member of the Plymouth Area Interfaith Clergy Alliance for many years. He is held in high esteem by both fellow clergy and members of their congregations, who have often expressed their appreciation for hearing him speak on occasions such as t...