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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)

Emma Goss

Emma Goss is J.'s senior reporter. She is a Bay Area native and an alum of Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School and Kehillah Jewish High School. Emma also reports for NBC Bay Area. Follow her on Twitter @EmmaAudreyGoss.

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How Israeli researchers used smartwatches to further vet Covid vaccines

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 29, 2022December 29, 2022
(From left) Vice President Kamala Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Rabbi Mychal Copeland and Kirsti Copeland at a Hanukkah party at the Naval Observatory in Washington, Dec. 18, 2022. (Photo/Courtesy White House-Samantha Appleton)
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Why S.F.’s LGBTQ synagogue sent a menorah (and rabbi) to the Vice President’s house

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 23, 2022December 28, 2022
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Sixth-grade synagogue singer belts out anthem at Santa Cruz Warriors game

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 20, 2022December 20, 2022
Ruth Solomon (right) and Shirley Ginzburg have a little fun with some of the merchandise from the temple Judaica shop they've run together for decades.
Posted inBay Area

Helmed by two friends, this temple gift shop is one for the ages

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 20, 2022
(From left) Michael Koplow, Laura E. Adkins and Haviv Rettig Gur at the Z3 Conference in Palo Alto, Dec. 11,2022. (Photo/Saul Bromberger)
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Israeli politics take center stage at Z3 Conference

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 14, 2022December 20, 2022
Sarit Khen's glass Golden Gate Bridge menorah
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Business burning bright for these Bay Area menorah makers

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 6, 2022December 7, 2022
Elkan Pleat, 16, speaking at San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education meeting on Oct. 28, 2022. (Screenshot/YouTube)
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‘I do not feel safe’: Danville teen pleads with school board to address antisemitism 

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 8, 2022November 9, 2022
Samantha Liu carries a Torah scroll at her recent bat mitzvah at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo. Starting Nov. 1, the synagogue is no longer requiring masks at services. (Photo/Courtesy PTBE)
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With Covid protocols relaxed, masks come off at more synagogues — but some still say it’s premature

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 3, 2022November 3, 2022
Alejandro Crosa (left) and Adam Nash are the founders of Daffy, which as a special $18 chai feature of Jewish organizations.
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Synagogues tap into mobile apps like Venmo for collecting tzedakah

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 18, 2022October 19, 2022
A sign reads "Jews for Reproductive Justice" at a rally during the oral arguments for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization at the U.S. Supreme Court, Dec. 1, 2021. (Photo/Ron Sachs-Courtesy NCJW)
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Jewish donations to support reproductive rights groups are booming in ‘troubling, anxious time’ 

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 14, 2022October 14, 2022

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