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Rob Gloster

Rob Gloster z"l was J.'s senior writer from 2016-2019.

Holocaust survivor Ben Stern (center, wearing blue shirt) leads about 200 marchers to the "Bay Area Rally Against Hate" in Berkeley, accompanied by his daughter, Charlene Stern (on right), and Rabbis Menachem Creditor of Congregation Netivot Shalom (holding Ben's arm) and Yonatan Cohen of Congregation Beth Israel (far left), Aug. 27, 2017. (Photo/Rob Gloster)
Posted inNews

At 95, Holocaust survivor leads Jewish protest against hate in Berkeley’s streets

by Rob Gloster August 27, 2017August 28, 2017
Kugelplex will play at the annual Jewish Music Series at Sonoma State University.
Posted inMusic

Sonoma Jewish music series includes ‘the whole kitchen sink’

by Rob Gloster August 25, 2017
Sunnyvale twins Eli and Ari Berman were among some 70 young men and women who moved to Israel last week to join the Israel Defense Forces. (Photo/Shahar Azran)
Posted inJewish Life

Spotlight on the community, August 2017

by Rob Gloster August 25, 2017
Kehilla Community Synagogue in Piedmont (Screenshot/Google Streetview)
Posted inNews

Police probing ‘small incident’ of vandalism at Piedmont synagogue

by Rob Gloster August 24, 2017
Rabbi Mychal Copeland has been the spiritual leader of Congregation Sha'ar Zahav since July 2017. (Norm Levin/Special to J.)
Posted inJewish Life

Why this LGBT synagogue is moving beyond its 40-year mission

by Rob Gloster August 23, 2017August 25, 2017
Elias Rosenthal started a health website for teens.
Posted inNews

Baseball, eating right and compassion help 3 NorCal teens win $36,000

by Rob Gloster August 20, 2017August 18, 2017
White nationalists and neo-Nazis clash with counter-protesters as they enter Emancipation Park during the Unite the Right rally August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Bay Area Jews differ over responses to upcoming white supremacist rallies

by Rob Gloster August 18, 2017March 19, 2018
In the past, Congregation Emanu-El's Israel programming has included such divisive speakers as comedian Roseanne Barr, who is known for her aggressive pro-Israel rhetoric on Twitter. (Photo/Hannah Rubin)
Posted inNews

Once-taboo Israel topics back on the table at S.F.’s largest synagogue

by Rob Gloster August 16, 2017
Jewish LearningWorks will lease the former site of the Kampner Hebrew Academy to a different private school. (Photo/file)
Posted inEducation

New location, new vision for Jewish LearningWorks; bad news about Hebrew Academy

by Rob Gloster August 10, 2017August 10, 2017
Rabbi Alissa Wise sits on steps with a shirt that says "Palestinians should be free"
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Bay Area rabbis join letter condemning Israel travel ban

by Rob Gloster August 9, 2017March 19, 2018

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