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Lea Loeb is J.’s reporter focusing on San Francisco, Marin and the North Bay.

Nothing says "Chabad just commissioned a new a Sefer Torah" like a block party featuring a person in a plush Torah mascot costume. (Photo/Courtesy Chabad of Berkeley)
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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb August 25, 2023August 28, 2023
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Jewish Baby Network is a lifeline for new parents in the Bay Area

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb August 21, 2023August 30, 2023
Puppeteer Randal J. Metz (left) and show author Shana Barchas answer audience questions about Children's Fairyland's first Jewish puppet show, "It Could Always Be Worse," July 30. (Photo/George Barahona)
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Children’s Fairyland presents its first Jewish puppet show as part of diversity effort

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb August 14, 2023August 15, 2023
Protesters dressed as oppressed women from the TV series "The Handmaid's Tale" at a protest against the Netanyahu government's proposed judicial reforms outside of the Israeli consulate in San Francisco, July 13, 2023. (Courtesy UnXeptable)
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Honors, happenings, comings & goings — July 2023

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb July 18, 2023July 19, 2023
This striking hen is named, if you can believe it, Firetruck Taco. (Photo/Courtesy East Bay JCC)
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Meet Firetruck Taco, a chicken named via JCC preschool bidding war

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb July 3, 2023
Malka Wallick (left) and Rivka Borek in a pre-production photo for "Indecent" at the San Francisco Playhouse. (Photo/Jessica Palopoli)
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Happenings, comings & goings, honors and philanthropy — May 2023

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 12, 2023June 14, 2023
Many traditional Shavuot foods, like cheesecake, are hard for lactose-intolerant Jews to digest. (Pixabay)
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Shavuot 2023: Where to learn, eat cheesecake and more around the Bay Area

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 17, 2023
Jamie Simon, outgoing director of Camp Tawonga, hugging Aaron Mandel, incoming camp director, at an event celebrating Simon's tenure with the organization. (Photo/Ezra Trost-Goldhammer)
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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 27, 2023
Holocaust survivor Leon Rajninger at his home in San Francisco. (Photo/Liz Harris)
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Read and watch testimony from 10 Bay Area Holocaust survivors

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 18, 2023April 18, 2023
Michelle Kracoff, senior director of fundraising at the Oshman Family JCC, is hoisted high, b'nai mitzvah-style, at the annual gala of the OFJCC, which celebrated the Palo Alto facility's 13th year, March 18, 2023. (Photo/Myleen Hollero)
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Honors, happenings, opportunities, comings & goings — March 2023

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 31, 2023April 3, 2023

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