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JCCSF marches in Pride Parade 2023
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Upcoming events: Pride, comedy, grandmothers and a service project

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

So much happens in our community every day that it can be hard to sift through all of the events. We’re highlighting a few here, in every corner of the […]

Menachem Silverstein on stage at the Laugh Factory. (Courtesy)
Posted inCalendar

Upcoming events: Comedy. Coexistence. Bookfest.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 21, 2026April 21, 2026
British Jewish comedian Zach Margs will perform stand-up at JCC of San Francisco on April 27. (Courtesy)
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‘Laugh Through the Heartbreak’ at this Jewish comedy show in S.F.

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 17, 2026April 17, 2026
Sarah Silverman
Posted inComedy

Sarah Silverman charms crowd as JCCSF opens $2.5M renovated Kanbar Hall

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett March 25, 2026March 25, 2026
A spread from Amy Kurzweil's graphic memoir “Artificial: A Love Story." (Courtesy)
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S.F. cartoonist traces her family’s past and outlines an AI future

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 12, 2026February 18, 2026
Corey Rosen hosts The Moth’s StorySLAM shows in San Francisco and Berkeley and has written two books on storytelling. (Courtesy Pranay Pareek)
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Like a ‘Moth’ to a flame, Corey Rosen is drawn to storytelling

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 23, 2025December 23, 2025
Rob Kutner's book "The Jews: 5,000 Years and Counting" is published by Wicked Sons. (Courtesy)
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Comedy writer Rob Kutner romps through 5,000 years of Jewish history

by Dan Pine November 18, 2025November 18, 2025
Comedian Modi Rosenfeld is coming to San Francisco. (Daniel Landesman)
Posted inComedy

S.F. has ‘Moshiach energy,’ says gay Orthodox comedian Modi Rosenfeld

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi November 7, 2025November 17, 2025
On stage, Gianmarco Soresi jokes about being the son of a Jewish mother and an Italian Catholic father. (Dalvin Nichols)
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Gianmarco Soresi mines his Jewish-Italian background for laughs

by Steve North September 15, 2025September 15, 2025
Richard Kind
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Richard Kind coming to S.F. to explain his ‘not famous’ life

by Dan Pine May 23, 2025May 25, 2025

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