Bay Area S.F. State hires new legally mandated Jewish student life coordinator San Francisco State University has hired a new Jewish student life coordinator, a position that had been vacant for about 2½ years. The position was… By Maya Mirsky Aug 23, 2022
Education S.F. school board facing legal questions about Muslim holidays The San Francisco school board is facing legal scrutiny after its Aug. 9 decision to close schools for two Muslim religious holidays. The decision has… By Gabe Stutman Aug 18, 2022
Education Merger streamlines two East Bay after-school programs Students in two East Bay Jewish educational programs will be under the same roof for the first time starting this school year, the result of a merger… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Aug 17, 2022
Bay Area Limmud Bay Area adds Zoom option and track for Jewish singles Limmud Bay Area is back, with the same volunteer-led Jewish learning and in-person camaraderie that regulars have come to expect, along with some… By Sue Fishkoff Aug 15, 2022
Education San Francisco school board votes to close schools on two Muslim holidays UPDATED: Aug. 17, 10:20 a.m. The San Francisco school board voted Tuesday to recognize two Muslim holidays and close schools and administrative offices on… By Gabe Stutman Aug 10, 2022
From the Archives Bemoaning the state of Jewish education today, a brief history In some corners of the Jewish community, one hears no end of jeremiads on the state of Jewish education in the country today. “Grumble grumble, they all… By David A.M. Wilensky Aug 5, 2022
Talking With ... Q&A: How do you get kids to love math? Try a festival. Math is fun, says Nancy Blachman, and the 65-year-old Burlingame resident is trying her best to get others to agree. Blachman founded the Julia Robinson… By Liz Harris Aug 4, 2022
Education Hayward schools defend use of offshoot ethnic studies group The Hayward Unified School District defended its decision to contract with the Liberated Ethnic Studies consortium this week, saying it would still be… By Gabe Stutman Aug 2, 2022
Sports Orthodox baseball phenom Elie Kligman teaches kids in Palo Alto Elie Kligman — the second known Orthodox Jew ever selected in a Major League Baseball draft — spent a few hours this week on a baseball diamond with… By Gabe Fisher Jul 28, 2022