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David A.M. Wilensky is associate editor at J. He previously served as digital editor. For more David, find him on Instagram, Letterboxd and League of Comic Geeks. And you can email David about anything you want at [email protected].

Nir Berenzovsky, an Urban Adamah volunteer, drops off fresh produce at the home of Lorelai Kude. (LORELAI KUDE)
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Urban Adamah makes house call with produce for seniors

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 18, 2020
Rabbi Daniel Stein (top right) leads candle lighting and some songs over Zoom before Shabbat, March 13, 2020. (Screenshot/David A.M. Wilensky)
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Shabbat, prayer and religious connection during a pandemic

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 17, 2020March 17, 2020
This Passover, as in every year, new haggadahs abound.
Posted inKids & Family

New haggadahs for 2020: nationalism, artistry, the environment and more

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 11, 2020March 12, 2020
Rabbi Yossi Marcus, coeditor of a new edition of the Megillah. (FILE PHOTO)
Posted inReligion

Chabad edition offers mystical insights into Book of Esther

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 4, 2020September 23, 2022
The scene at the always raucous Jewish Family and Children’s Services Émigré Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco. (Courtesy JFCS)
Posted inOur Crowd

Honors, happenings, comings & goings — February, 2020

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 20, 2020
Rabbi Dev Noily (center) with members of Jews on Ohlone Land in front of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco on Feb. 12. (David A.M. Wilensky)
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Jewish activists for indigenous rights take issue with CJM’s Levi Strauss exhibit 

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 18, 2020February 19, 2020
Cantor Jack Mendelson in "A Cantor's Head"
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A master of synagogue music finds his style and career fading in touching documentary

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 14, 2020August 17, 2021
The "silent disco" at Jewbilee SF's Latke Ball, Dec. 24, 2019.
Posted inOur Crowd

Honors, happenings, comings & goings — January, 2020

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 23, 2020January 27, 2020
The cover of the first issue of Captain America, published in 1941, famously features Captain America giving Hitler what for.
Posted inJew in the Pew

Is it permitted to punch a Nazi? Consult the internet Talmud.

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 21, 2020August 17, 2022
2019 was the year that was. (Gabriel Greschler)
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Our 10 most read stories of 2019: genetics, TV, ‘Barbie Death Camp’ and more

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 30, 2019January 28, 2020

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