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Attendees of a Wilderness Torah gathering for Sukkot perform a version of the ancient Simchat Beit Hashoeivah ritual in 2022. (Julia Maryanska/Courtesy Wilderness Torah)
Posted inLocal Voice

After Oct. 7, Sukkot forces us to balance pain and celebration

by Zion Nadav September 30, 2025September 30, 2025
Lisa Brenner, writer of "One Big Happy Family," stars in the film, alongside Dante Basco. (Courtesy)
Posted inFilm

‘One Big Happy Family’ gets laughs from a DNA test surprise

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 30, 2025October 1, 2025
prayerbook, shofar and stringed instrument
Posted inReligion

The Kitchen’s new siddur blends Ashkenazi and Sephardic liturgy, a first

by Dan Pine September 29, 2025September 30, 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
David A.M. Wilensky wishes everyone a Happy Hanukkah before going up to help light the giant Union Square menorah in San Francisco, Dec. 29, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFirst Person

Tylenol didn’t make me autistic — but autism made me a journalist

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 29, 2025September 30, 2025
May Pundak, co-executive director of A Land for All, speaks at Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley, Sept. 19, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

A two-state solution that’s not the two-state solution

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 26, 2025September 26, 2025
"Tatami" tells the story of an Iranian athlete asked to fake an injury to avoid an Israeli opponent. (Courtesy SVJFF)
Posted inFilm

Silicon Valley Jewish Film Fest includes movie with Israeli and Iranian co-directors

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 26, 2025October 1, 2025
Bagels from Loveski were crowned best in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Chronicle. Does that sound right to you? (File photo)
Posted inSmall Bites

The Bay Area bagel debate continues. Meat Carnival returns. Etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 26, 2025September 26, 2025
dark footage from above shows a shadowy figure lighting a small fire next to a police car
Posted inBay Area

Pro-Palestinian activist sentenced to 19 years for arson of UC Berkeley police car

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 25, 2025September 25, 2025
Tad Taube's philanthropy stretched from the Bay Area across the U.S. and all the way to Israel and his native Poland. (Joyce Goldschmid)
Posted inObituaries

Tad Taube, 94, remembered for his generosity and hope for the Jewish future

by Dan Pine September 25, 2025September 26, 2025

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