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Photo illustration by Jacob Barrett, a 5th grader at Brandeis Day School in San Francisco
Posted inCulture

Kids find ‘heart of Shabbat’ in their artwork, now on display at CJM

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn January 25, 2018January 26, 2018
Timothee Chalamet, the Jewish actor up for best actor this year, shown at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 21, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Frazer Harrison-Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Oscar nominations 2018: 5 Jewish takeaways

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman January 23, 2018March 23, 2018
Jack Antonoff for wrote and co-produced “Melodrama,” an album by singer Lorde that is nominated for album of the year. (Photo/Flickr-Ralph Arvesen CC BY 2.0)
Posted inColumns

The Jews go to the Grammys, 2018 edition

by Nate Bloom January 22, 2018March 23, 2018
Scene from "116 Cameras"
Posted inCulture

The 5 best Jewish films to watch this Oscar season

by Tom Tugend January 21, 2018March 23, 2018
Ari Feingold, as seen on a recent episode of "Guy's Grocery Games." (Photo/Courtesy Food Network)
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Local chef wins TV cooking contest, donates prize to North Bay fire relief

Alix Wall by Alix Wall January 18, 2018March 23, 2018
Bob Garfield in a September, 2017 performance in Philadelphia of his one-man show, "Ruggedly Jewish" (Photo/Michael Gottlieb)
Posted inCulture

In one-man show, NPR’s Bob Garfield asks: To Jew or not to Jew?

by Rob Gloster January 17, 2018March 23, 2018
King Friday: a benevolent monarch who also holds referenda regarding such crucial issues as playground equipment
Posted inColumns

Making sense of ‘Daniel Tiger,’ ‘Babar’ and our kids’ other baffling TV universes

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein January 12, 2018March 23, 2018
Eric & Happie will play the Second Fridays Songwriters Series at JCCSF, Feb. 9 (Photo/Instagram-@ericandhappie)
Posted inCulture

Free family Shabbat songwriters music series at JCCSF

by J. Staff January 4, 2018January 4, 2018
"Coco," directed by Marin resident Lee Unkrich, is up for best animated picture at the Golden Globes.
Posted inColumns

The Jewish Golden Globes nominees are…

by Nate Bloom January 3, 2018March 23, 2018
Gary Wasserman (left) and his students on the Georgetown campus in Qatar in 2012 (Photo/JTA-Georgetown University, Qatar)
Posted inCulture

‘The Doha Experiment’ — a Jewish professor’s tale of teaching in Qatar

by Ron Kampeas December 31, 2017January 10, 2018

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