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Music

People sing and play instruments outside
Posted inMusic

Sacred jam sessions in East Bay braid religions and cultures

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert October 6, 2025October 7, 2025
Nicky Silver blows into her shofar
Posted inHigh Holidays

While most struggle to blow the shofar, this Oaklander can play music on it

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 15, 2025September 15, 2025
Dmitri Gaskin
Posted inMusic

KlezCalifornia reboots with a young leader and a big, new festival in Berkeley

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert September 8, 2025September 9, 2025
Kneecap band member
Posted inMusic

Kneecap cancels U.S. tour, including Oakland stop, after clash with Jewish protesters in Paris

by Grace Gilson August 26, 2025August 26, 2025
Tom Lehrer black and white photo in a San Francisco nightclub
Posted inMusic

Tom Lehrer, satirical Jewish songwriter and Santa Cruz stalwart, dies at 97

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer July 28, 2025July 29, 2025
Chance Rein performs on stage
Posted inMusic

Jewish singer sweetly rocks Brick and Mortar with intimate debut EP

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins July 14, 2025July 17, 2025
Bob Vylan performs
Posted inMusic

U.S. revokes visas for Bob Vylan following ‘Death to the IDF’ chants in Glastonbury fest

by Grace Gilson July 1, 2025July 3, 2025
Gracie Lawrence performing at the BottleRock music festival in Napa on May 24, 2025. (Courtesy BottleRock/K. Gladstein)
Posted inMusic

I didn’t get the interview — but here’s the story anyway

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett June 12, 2025June 12, 2025
Sasha Velour in "The Big Reveal Live Show!" (Greg Endries)
Posted inOn Stage

Jewish drag superstar ready to sashay into Bay Area for her ‘Big Reveal’

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett May 21, 2025June 6, 2025
Supervisor Harvey Milk at the 1978 San Francisco Gay Day Parade, as it was then called. (Courtesy GLBT Historical Society Jewish LGBTQ Voices and Activism Source Set)
Posted inTheater

Harvey Milk opera that ‘reimagines’ the gay Jewish icon returns to S.F.

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 14, 2025May 15, 2025

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