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The ark at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley (Photo/Rabbi Menachem Creditor)
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A Torah falls — and a community responds

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 11, 2017February 4, 2017
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Music-infused Shabbat encircles congregants in spirit

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 23, 2016February 4, 2017
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Q&A: A man with a much-traveled baton

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 23, 2016March 13, 2017
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No sufganiyot but the miracle of Grand Bakery may yet last

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 16, 2016December 29, 2016
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Praying with the band at intimate chant and drum service

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 2, 2016August 7, 2019
in a large, dimly lit tent, weisenberg sings and plays guitar surrounded by concentric circles of attendees
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Singing with Joey: The power of prayer in communal melodies

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 24, 2016May 16, 2017
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Q&A: A Brandeis grad who’s come full Cirque

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 18, 2016October 12, 2018
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Israel’s future pits left and right in respectful debate

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 18, 2016March 15, 2017
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Wearing a kippah for solidarity and visibility

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 18, 2016February 4, 2017
the rabbis lay their hands on a horse
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Only the tarantulas came in pairs to this Noah-like blessing

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