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A scene from this week's Torah portion, "The Gathering of the Manna" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

When a loved one is stressed — about school, wandering in the desert, etc. — just be present

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan June 20, 2019June 20, 2019
Kids enjoying a snack at Edah, a Bay Area Jewish after-school program
Posted inOpinion

Overcoming my Jewish imposter syndrome at my kids’ after-school program

Margot Schmorak by Margot Schmorak June 11, 2019June 11, 2019
Defaced locker at Burlingame High School
Posted inEducation

Burlingame schools grapple with anti-Semitic incidents

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 28, 2019May 30, 2019
Yaya Brown with a friend in the Holocaust memorial garden at Thurgood Marshall High School (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inEducation

A garden of Holocaust education blooms at Thurgood Marshall High

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 22, 2019May 24, 2019
Emily McCrone and Colin Stoddard working on a cooking project at a recent Friendship Circle for young adults event (Photo/Marissa Hacker-BayAreaFC)
Posted inBay Area

Friendship Circle expands, extending a hand to young adults

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 10, 2019May 24, 2019
A teenager visiting the Berlin Holocaust Memorial (Photo/Julie Levine)
Posted inYom HaShoah

After years at a Jewish school, moving to a secular school has been a rude awakening

Talia Bodner by Talia Bodner May 10, 2019May 15, 2019
Fran Sepler is a sexual harassment investigator and workplace trainer.
Posted inBay Area

With upcoming events, Jewish community says ‘We Too’

by J. Staff May 6, 2019May 9, 2019
The co-creators of the Possibly-Largest-Seder-Plate in-the-World at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley, 2014. (Photo/Courtesy Judy Massarano)
Posted inPassover

Is this Berkeley seder ‘plate’ the world’s largest?

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 17, 2019April 16, 2019
At Camp Tawonga, kids abide by the CHAKWACO rule, which stands for “consensual hugging and kissing with all clothes on.” (Photo/Courtesy Camp Tawonga)
Posted inBay Area, U.S., Education, News

Jewish summer camps address consent and coupling in #MeToo era

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten April 4, 2019April 4, 2019
Screenshot from BimBam's new adult-oriented video about Masada
Posted inEditorial

BimBam’s closure is a loss for all of us

by J. Editorial Board April 4, 2019April 8, 2019

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