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Upcoming events: Feminist art. Black and Jewish. Celebrate Purim.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 3, 2026March 3, 2026
Rabbis Noah Westreich and Rena Singer followed the “Wicked” theme for a Purim event, hosted by Congregation Emanu-El at Manny’s in San Francisco in March 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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UPDATED: Where to celebrate Purim around the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
Celebrate Purim this week with parties, carnivals and spiels such as the East Bay's “Irreverently Yours, The Shushan Queens.” (Courtesy Kiki Lipsett)
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Upcoming events: Celebrate Purim. Standup comedy. Philip Roth. 

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
Congregation Emanu-El
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Upcoming events: Purim Palooza. I left a cult.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 17, 2026February 19, 2026
Congregation Emanu-El
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Upcoming events: ‘Artists You May Not Agree With.’ Torah yoga. Reproductive rights.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 10, 2026February 10, 2026
Head of Shalhevet High School Rabbi David Block speaks at the class of 2023 graduation. (Screenshot via Vimeo)
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L.A. Jewish day school censors two student newspaper articles on Israel-Hamas war

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg June 11, 2024June 11, 2024
Posters advertising a Netflix special by Dave Chappelle line a wall in Midtown Manhattan, April 2017. (Photo/JTA-Brecht Bug-Flickr Commons)
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Comedians are just as capable of antisemitic incitement as political figures. So let’s take Dave Chappelle seriously.

MaNishtana by MaNishtana and JTA November 21, 2022November 22, 2022
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