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Andrew Esensten

Andrew Esensten

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

Screenshots from Cantor David Fair's first "I'm a cantor" video on TikTok.
Posted inCulture

He’s a cantor, and he’s poking fun at misconceptions about his job on TikTok

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 2, 2024April 3, 2024
(From left) Heidi Mendez, Kimberly Green and Roxana Rastegar in "Yearning to Breathe Free." (Photo/David Chiu)
Posted inTheater

L.A. Jewish theater troupe brings immigrant stories from André Aciman and others to Bay Area

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 29, 2024March 29, 2024
Maya Arad (Photo/Mira Mamon)
Posted inBooks

‘The Hebrew Teacher’: Maya Arad cracks open lives of Israeli expats in first book in English

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 19, 2024May 2, 2024
Sign announcing galleries are closed at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Posted inNews

Yerba Buena Center’s CEO quits after facing ‘antisemitic backlash’ to exhibit closure

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 7, 2024March 7, 2024
A group of Bay Area Jews learned how to shoot handguns at the San Leandro Rifle & Pistol Range, Feb. 25, 2024. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inBay Area

Feeling triggered: Local Jews join post-Oct. 7 event to practice shooting

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 5, 2024March 6, 2024
Kyle Blaze (righ) with his ukulele students at the Cazadero Performing Arts Family Camp. (Photo/Scott Stanford)
Posted inEducation

Sonoma County performing arts camp hires new Jewish leaders with a vision

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 29, 2024March 6, 2024
Around 50 Bay Area residents held a flash mob to support Israel on Jan. 28 at Chrissy Field. (Photo/Ido Bartana)
Posted inDance

WATCH: Blue-and-white flash mob dances for Israel in front of Golden Gate Bridge

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 26, 2024July 20, 2024
Detail of the cover of "Where Is Poppy?" by Caroline Kusin Pritchard
Posted inBooks

New children’s books on navigating loss, illness and race

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten February 23, 2024July 23, 2024
Jenni Asher expects to graduate from the Academy for Jewish Religion California next spring. (Photo/Arjun Ramesh)
Posted inReligion

L.A. musician Jenni Asher studying to be first ordained Black woman cantor

Shoshana McKinney Kirya-Ziraba (Photo/Courtesy)Andrew Esensten by Shoshana McKinney Kirya-Ziraba and Andrew Esensten February 22, 2024June 14, 2024
Left: Nathaniel Solomon at Chabad House Berkeley (Photo/Andrew Esensten). Right: Obi Clark at Temple Beth Abraham. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inReligion

Meet two local Jews whose paths to Judaism went through Rastafari

Andrew EsenstenLea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Andrew Esensten and Lea Loeb February 16, 2024February 21, 2024

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