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Emunah Posner Minami
Posted inMusic

Sixth-grade synagogue singer belts out anthem at Santa Cruz Warriors game

by Emma Goss December 20, 2022December 20, 2022
The Ramaz Chamber Choir on location during a video shoot. (Photo/Courtesy of Ramaz Chamber Choir-WIWU Productions)
Posted inCulture

What happened to all the women in all those a cappella Hanukkah videos?

by Stav Ziv and Forward December 19, 2022
Saul Bellow on the first edition of "Herzog." (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBooks

To know what Saul Bellow thinks of cancel culture, read his work (or watch this film)

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward December 16, 2022
Shoshi the ox refuses to work on the Sabbath in "Shoshi's Shabbat" by Caryn Yacowitz.
Posted inColumns

‘Shoshi’s Shabbat’ and ‘The Peddler’s Gift’: Children’s books by local authors celebrate Jewish values

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 15, 2022December 16, 2022
a woman in a sparkly dress sings on stage
Posted inFilm

Disney+ doc traces Idina Menzel’s rise, from the bat mitzvah circuit to Broadway

by Stephen Silver and JTA December 12, 2022
(Photo illustration/Hey Alma-Avital Dayanim)
Posted inJewish Life

The weirdest Hanukkah gifts of 2022

by Evelyn Frick and Hey Alma December 9, 2022December 9, 2022
Players of games like the massively popular "Call of Duty" can often be subjected to "white supremacist ideologies" from other players, according to a new ADL report.
Posted inCulture

ADL: One in five adults is exposed to white supremacist ideologies while gaming

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 9, 2022December 12, 2022
covers of "Near Normal Man," "Rebecca of Salerno" and "Trial Lawyer"
Posted inBooks

New memoirs, novels and poetry collections from local Jewish authors

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 7, 2022May 24, 2023
Sarit Khen's glass Golden Gate Bridge menorah
Posted inReligion

Business burning bright for these Bay Area menorah makers

by Emma Goss December 6, 2022December 7, 2022
Detail from "You Don’t Get to Know" by Terri Friedman, 2021. (Photo/Courtesy Friedman)
Posted inUncategorized

At CJM, a dense (and very pink) tapestry of joy and pain

by Merissa Nathan Gerson December 5, 2022January 3, 2023

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