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At San Francisco’s Frena Bakery, Jewish thought doesn’t just dictate the ingredient of its doughs. It also inspired owner Issac Yosef to make it a place of second chances for the formerly incarcerated, he revealed in an interview on the podcast Ear Hustle. At Frena, an Israeli bakery whose delectables are inspired by Yosef’s grandfather Moshe who fled from Iraq to land of milk and honey, Yosef has hired more than two dozen ex-convicts shortly after their release from prison. “The first fundamental rule in Judaism is that everybody deserves a second chance. It doesn’t matter what you...

San Francisco kosher baker hires formerly incarcerated employees to give second chances By Lisa Fernandez KTVU's Rob Roth reports. SAN FRANCISCO - An Israeli businessman who operates San Francisco's only kosher bakery has earned another moniker for his shop because of the formerly incarcerated people he now employs. The nickname for Issac Yosef's Frena Bakery is the "Lifer Bakery."  Carlos Flores, who served 23 years in prison on a murder charge, revealed that Yosef hired him when he was released from prison, along with two dozen others like him over the years, in an interview first air...

The Bill Graham menorah has been a fixture for decades. "It's affectionately called the mamma menorah because 45 years later there's 15,000 public menorahs all across the world," said Moshe Langer. A symbol of light and hope, for those celebrating at home this year, Langer says "Ambassadors of light" are available to deliver a menorah to anyone's doorstep. "This pandemic has really caused us to dig deeper and further within ourselves to find that light that positivity within us and within the world and uncover that and shine it bright," said Moshe Langer. While this Chanukah will be unique, m...