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Maya Mirsky is the managing editor of J. She lives in Oakland and previously served as culture editor at J.

Rabbi Larry Raphael, 72, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, passed away March 17, 2019.
Posted inObituaries

‘His legacy is enormous’: Larry Raphael, Sherith Israel rabbi emeritus, 72

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 19, 2019March 20, 2019
An aerial view of the Lonee C. Hoytt campus in San Rafael, home to the Osher Marin JCC, Congregation Rodef Sholom and Brandeis Marin
Posted inBay Area

Marin Jewish campus expansion slowed by neighbors’ concerns

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 18, 2019March 20, 2019
Rabbi Yonatan and Freyda Cohen
Posted inNews

It’s official: This Berkeley rabbi’s home is a ‘place of belonging’

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 14, 2019March 21, 2019
A teen girl writes with a marker, sitting on the floor, smiling
Posted inEducation

Youth philanthropy confab in S.F. aims to excite teens about Jewish giving

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 7, 2019
a man with a short beard plants a kiss on the cheek of a smiling woman in a dimly lit bar
Posted inNews

Jewbilee brings young Jews together for fun and community

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 7, 2019June 17, 2019
Rendering of new Chabad North Peninsula, designed by Studio Bondy Architecture
Posted inUncategorized

North Peninsula Chabad on course for a new building

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 1, 2019March 4, 2019
When Avishai (Gidi Gov) dies the day before being awarded a Nobel Prize, his best friends conspire to hide the truth for just long enough in “Stockholm.” (Photo/Courtesy EBIJFF)
Posted inTV

Friendship calls from beyond the grave in Israeli TV comedy ‘Stockholm’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 27, 2019February 27, 2019
Reuven Hazan lecturing at Oakland's Temple Sinai , Feb. 20, 2019 (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inNews

In Oakland, Reuven Hazan makes sense of Israeli politics

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 26, 2019February 26, 2019
a two-story stone building with sloping roof and red barn door amid trees and overgrowth
Posted inJewish Life

End of line for historic Sonoma winery building with Jewish past?

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 19, 2019November 5, 2019
Rendering of the planned sanctuary at Kol Emeth in Palo Alto (Illustration/Fields Architects)
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Let there be light! Synagogue architecture embraces new ethos

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 8, 2019February 22, 2021

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