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Andrew Esensten

Andrew Esensten

Andrew Esensten was J.’s culture editor from 2021 to 2024.

Dancers rehearse choreographer Alyssa Mitchel’s “Here. Now.” outside the Exploratorium in San Francisco. (Photo/Kyle Adler)
Posted inCultured

Ready, set, play! Bay Area in-person performances mark a step back to normal.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 26, 2021October 28, 2021
Lila Corwin Berman speaking at Stanford on Oct. 5, 2021. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Author Lila Corwin Berman grabs third rail: Jewish philanthropy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 12, 2021October 12, 2021
Noah Shufutinsky a.k.a. Westside Gravy performing at Jewish National Fund-USA’s Spectacular Sunday on Sept. 12, 2021. (Photo/Bindelglass Photography)
Posted inMusic

Westside Gravy: SoCal-raised rapper looks to take his career to next level in Israel

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 12, 2021October 12, 2021
Megan Lowe in “Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy.” (Photo/RJ Muna)
Posted inCulture

After setbacks, aerial dance on mass incarceration to premiere in S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 5, 2021
Adam Mansbach, the very busy author best known for his not-for-children children's book "Go the Fuck to Sleep." (George Barahona)
Posted inCulture

Adam Mansbach, the ‘Go the F*** to Sleep’ guy, is really f***ing busy

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten September 29, 2021October 7, 2021
Drawing of house
Posted inArt

Oakland illustrator helps locals remember homes lost in wildfires

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten September 15, 2021September 15, 2021
From the cover of “Recipe for Disaster” by Aimee Lucido
Posted inAuthor! Author!

‘Recipe for Disaster’: New middle-grade title gets a ‘Book Mitzvah’ debut event

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten September 14, 2021July 23, 2024
An all-rabbi Dungeons & Dragons campaign pits a diverse group of Jewish clergy against skeletons, giants and other fantasy creatures. (Photo/JTA-Screenshot)
Posted inGames

Dungeons & Dragons has united a diverse group of rabbis. But their commitment to social justice has faced a challenge.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA September 9, 2021
Rabbi Amy Eilberg and the Rev. Debra Murray
Posted inBay Area

Jewish leaders rally around Black Palo Alto pastor facing harassment

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 30, 2021August 30, 2021
Dave Burd as a fictionalized version of himself in the second season of "Dave."
Posted inTV & Film

In season 2 of ‘Dave,’ a Jewish rapper struggles to not get canceled

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 30, 2021August 31, 2021

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