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

Outdoor Hanukkah party with glow in dark hula hoops
Posted inHanukkah

UPDATED: Hanukkah celebrations will light up the Bay Area in 2025

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight December 9, 2025December 15, 2025
Latkes with sour cream and shredded beets.
Posted inHanukkah

Where to find Hanukkah foods in the Bay Area, from party trays to doughnuts to latkes

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight December 8, 2025December 10, 2025
Celebrating at the Jewish Federation Bay Area’s Day of Philanthropy, an annual event focused on Jewish giving, are (from right) Nancy Grand, the Robert Sinton Award for Distinguished Leadership winner; John Pritzker, last year’s Sinton winner; and Federation board president Laura Lauder. The event was held Nov. 20 in San Francisco. (Courtesy)
Posted inOur Crowd

Happenings, awards, comings and goings, opportunities — November 2025

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight November 28, 2025December 2, 2025
The cover of "Charlotte Salomon Paints Her Life" by Pamela Reitman (392 pages, Sibylline Press)
Posted inBooks

From historical fiction to a vibrant picture book: Six new books by local authors

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight November 10, 2025November 10, 2025
Yitzhak Rabin speaks at a podium
Posted inFirst Person

I was born the day Rabin died. My Israeli mother wrote to me about her joy and grief.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight November 4, 2025November 5, 2025
A number of Bay Area organizations are set to take part in the Global Day of Jewish Learning, an annual, free event being held this year on Sunday, Nov. 9. (Anastasia Belousova / Pexels)
Posted inJewish Life

Bay Area gearing up for Global Day of Jewish Learning on Nov. 9 

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight November 3, 2025November 3, 2025
The Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame “class of 2025" from left, Hon. Quentin Kopp, Amit Elor, Roxy Bernstein, Dennis Brown and Erica Arteseros. (Courtesy NCJSHOF)
Posted inOur Crowd

Happenings, honors, awards, comings and goings, opportunities — October 2025

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight October 31, 2025October 31, 2025
Jewish Heritage Night with the San Francisco Giants was held on Sept. 9 at Oracle Park. (Don Collier/San Francisco Giants)
Posted inOur Crowd

Happenings, honors, awards, comings and goings, opportunities — October 2025

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight October 3, 2025October 4, 2025
Memorials at the Nova festival site near Kibbutz Re'im where nearly 370 people were killed and another 40 were taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. (Chanan Tigay/J. Staff)
Posted inJewish Life

Find memorial events in Bay Area for the second anniversary of Oct. 7

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 29, 2025October 3, 2025
Golden honey flowing from a wooden dipper onto a glass plate, captured in warm daylight.
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Yom Kippur activities to keep hands busy and young kids engaged

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 24, 2025September 22, 2025

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