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Branham High School in San Jose. (Wikimedia)
Posted inBay Area

Students who formed ‘human swastika’ at school to face ‘full scope’ of law

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 10, 2025December 10, 2025
camp newman
Posted inBay Area

‘Grief and Growing’ retreat at Camp Newman to offer support in Jewish setting

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight December 9, 2025December 15, 2025
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
Dublin houses
Posted inLocal Voice

Why California Jews must speak out on housing policy

Max Mautner by Max Mautner December 8, 2025December 9, 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
This image of eight teenagers laying in the shape of a swastika on a football field has been circulating online, along with a quote from Hitler about annihilating the Jews.
Posted inBay Area

‘Human swastika’ at San Jose high school prompts investigation

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 5, 2025March 6, 2026
Gadi Cohen shaves off beef shawarma
Posted inSmall Bites

Shawarma joint closes. Washington Post’s new food critic. Etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 5, 2025December 5, 2025
State Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco (top left) stands on the scaffolding ahead of the Bill Graham Menorah lighting ceremony in 2021. (Courtesy Bill Graham Menorah)
Posted inHanukkah

Chabad of SF lights a torch to celebrate 50 years of the Bill Graham Menorah

by Dan Pine December 4, 2025December 5, 2025
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, who is also a cantor, performs "Over the Rainbow" at the end of her Dec. 3 event at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. (Courtesy JCCSF/Justin Halgren)
Posted inIdeas

In S.F., first Asian American rabbi describes how she found her ‘truest home’

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 4, 2025December 5, 2025
"Jacob Wrestling with the Angel," 1855 by Gustave Doré
Posted inTorah

What’s in two names? Two versions of Jacob’s destiny

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen December 4, 2025December 4, 2025

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