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Rahel Knight is editorial fellow at J. She and her wife live in the East Bay.

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USF’s Hebrew ulpan has infused learning with joy for decades

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

The Bay Area’s first ulpan, a Hebrew-language immersion program based on the Israeli model, was founded at the University of San Francisco, a private Jesuit school, in 1998. The program […]

Shabbat at Urban Adamah
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Upcoming events: ‘Herbal Medicine Magic,’ Pride and pizza, grandmothering

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Marchers at Pride parade
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UPDATED: Jewish LGBTQ Pride events around the Bay Area

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JCCSF marches in Pride Parade 2023
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Upcoming events: Pride, comedy, grandmothers and a service project

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Pride parade
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Upcoming events: Pride Shabbat, Berkeley supper club, climate change anxiety

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Upcoming events: Crypto-Jews, LGBTQ Israeli youth, all foods sesame

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Participants circle the room during Shavuot at Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Upcoming events: Shavuot joy, open mic and ‘magick recipes’

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight May 12, 2026May 12, 2026
A pair embrace during an all-night event celebrating Shavuot at Renewal congregation Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley, June 1-2, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Bay Area Shavuot events: All-night study, cheesecake and sunrise services

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Community members sing during a Lag Ba’Omer bonfire at Urban Adamah in Berkeley. (Courtesy Sacred Music Fellowship)
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Bonfires, drum circles and music at Lag Ba’Omer events around the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 29, 2026May 1, 2026
Author Daniel Handler (right),  better known as Lemony Snicket, talks about his career with J.'s then-Editor-in-Chief Chanan Tigay during the Jewish Arts & Bookfest at the Magnes in 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Upcoming events: Mizrahi music, Jewish book fest, Lag Ba’Omer bonfires

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

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