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Elissa Einhorn

Elissa Einhorn

Elissa Einhorn began her writing career in the Bronx at the age of 8. She earned a master’s degree in communications and journalism 20 years later. While Elissa worked for non-profits her entire career, including as a Jewish communal professional, she now enjoys working for herself as a freelance writer. Still, her most treasured role is that of ima (mom) to twin daughters who she is (finally) happy to count among her friends.

Waldos Mark Gravitch (right front), Larry Schwartz (middle) and Dave Reddix at Dominican College in San Rafael, getting high and playing Frisbee, circa 1972-73.
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Meet the Waldos: the true story of the Marin stoners who coined ‘420’

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn April 19, 2018April 19, 2018
Shoshana Edelstein blows a shofar with help from Emma Schnur. Shoshana attends Gan Avraham Preschool at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, a participant in the Federation’s Jewish Resource Specialists program. (Photo/Rachel Regan)
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Millions in grant money helps elevate Jewish preschool education

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn March 18, 2018March 19, 2018
Brett Eisen (right) and Adam Sacks take a break from cooking at the Winter Olympics. (Photo/Courtesy Brett Eisen)
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Q&A: Chef Brett Eisen on catering to the tastes and needs of Olympic athletes

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn March 15, 2018March 16, 2018
Professor Ron Ofri of the Hebrew University Koret School of Veterinary Medicine performing an ophthalmological examination on a koala from a zoo in Israel.
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Koalas, horses and pygmy goats (oh my!) in Israeli-UC Davis vet team-up

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn March 9, 2018March 13, 2018
A visitor to the Holocaust memorial erected in Cherven, Belarus (Photo/Courtesy Belarus Holocaust Memorial Project)
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San Mateo duo leads local effort to memorialize Holocaust victims in Belarus

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn March 2, 2018March 19, 2018
Zioness members at the Jan. 20 Women’s March in Sacramento (Photo/Matthew Finklestein)
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Progressive, feminist and Zionist — united under one flag

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn February 27, 2018February 27, 2018
Rabbi John Rosove
Posted inJewish Life

‘Liberal Rabbi’ tells Jewish millennials why Judaism should matter to them

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn February 15, 2018
Photo illustration by Jacob Barrett, a 5th grader at Brandeis Day School in San Francisco
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Kids find ‘heart of Shabbat’ in their artwork, now on display at CJM

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn January 25, 2018January 26, 2018
Jonathan Kaufman at Apple Hill in Placerville with children Oliver, 5, and Louisa, 3
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Q&A: A social do-gooder who helps nonprofits use data to do more good

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn December 13, 2017December 13, 2017
Stephanie Levin, director of programs at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center, and Rabbi Stephanie Kramer of Congregation Shomrei Torah with Judaica Gift Baskets for fire victims, Dec. 2017 (Photo/Caroline Poland)
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Baskets of Judaica brighten Hanukkah for fire-affected families

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn December 6, 2017December 6, 2017

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