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Around the Bay

man points to Torah scrolls
Posted inBay Area

Tefillin and other ritual items stolen from Chabad of SF

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi September 18, 2025September 19, 2025
dancers entangled
Posted inDance

Jewish choreographers tap into resilience in two S.F. premieres

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 18, 2025September 19, 2025
(Photo by congerdesign via Pixnio)
Posted inTorah

When the Book of Life opens, will you be ready to write your story?

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 18, 2025September 19, 2025
Rafi Brinner at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, Sept. 7, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

After decades in counterterrorism, he now safeguards Bay Area Jews

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi September 17, 2025September 18, 2025
Scarlett Johansson on the set of "Eleanor the Great." (Anne Joyce/Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics)
Posted inFilm

Scarlett Johansson’s very Jewish directorial debut coming to Bay Area

by J. Staff September 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Jewish Voice for Peace protesters wear face masks and hold signs in lobby of Sen. Alix Padilla's S.F. office
Posted inLetters

Pressuring Padilla. Richmond Gaza resolution was fair. Etc.

by J. Readers September 17, 2025September 18, 2025
People mingle in the remodeled courtyard of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco during a reception celebrating the building's reopening, Sept. 12, 2025. The main sanctuary is to the left of the frame, while the stairs on the right lead down to the main entrance. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inReligion

Emanu-El celebrates end of $97M renovation project

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 16, 2025September 26, 2025
an exterior wall says "Jerusalem Coffee House: Arts and Wellness Cafe"
Posted inBay Area

DOJ’s discrimination suit against Oakland coffee shop can proceed, judge rules

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi September 16, 2025September 16, 2025
Wilderness Torah's signature programs, such as Passover in the Desert, are often characterized by an ecstatic spiritual mood. (Julia Maryanska/Courtesy Wilderness Torah)
Posted inBay Area

Wilderness Torah joins up with national Jewish eco org Adamah

by Dan Pine September 16, 2025September 16, 2025
Close-up of a patient's hand with intravenous therapy and pulse oximeter
Posted inFirst Person

Working with terminally ill patients is my ‘monastery’ 

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg September 16, 2025September 17, 2025

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