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"Tatami" tells the story of an Iranian athlete asked to fake an injury to avoid an Israeli opponent. (Courtesy SVJFF)
Posted inFilm

Silicon Valley Jewish Film Fest includes movie with Israeli and Iranian co-directors

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 26, 2025October 1, 2025
Steven Pinker is the author, most recently, of "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life." (Christopher Michel)
Posted inBooks

Steven Pinker reflects on his Maimonides moment in a new book

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert September 25, 2025September 25, 2025
The Paris Opera Ballet performs “Red Carpet,” a contemporary ballet by Israeli choreographer Hofesh Schecter that will have its U.S. premiere at UC Berkeley’s Cal Performances, Oct. 2-4. (Julien Benhamou/Paris Opera Ballet)
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Star Israeli choreographer rolls out ‘Red Carpet’ in Berkeley

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 22, 2025September 22, 2025
The Dura Europos Synagogue wall paintings
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After years of war, world’s oldest synagogue paintings are revealed as intact in Damascus

by Grace Gilson September 22, 2025September 22, 2025
Oct. 7 survivor Sabine Taasa
Posted inTV

HBO Max’s Oct. 7 series can help ‘change the narrative,’ survivor says in Bay Area

by Sue Fishkoff September 19, 2025September 30, 2025
dancers entangled
Posted inDance

Jewish choreographers tap into resilience in two S.F. premieres

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 18, 2025September 19, 2025
A still from Netflix series "Long Story Short"
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Take it from this rabbi: You should binge-watch Netflix’s ‘Long Story Short’ for the High Holidays

Rabbi Benjamin Resnick by Rabbi Benjamin Resnick September 18, 2025September 18, 2025
Scarlett Johansson on the set of "Eleanor the Great." (Anne Joyce/Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics)
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Scarlett Johansson’s very Jewish directorial debut coming to Bay Area

by J. Staff September 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Close-up of a finger reading braille text on a textured white paper, emphasizing touch.
Posted inBooks

This library offers free prayer books to blind and disabled Jews

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 17, 2025September 18, 2025
A still from "The Sea" film
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Drama about Palestinian boy is Israel’s Oscar entry amid Hollywood boycott of Israeli film institutions

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

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