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Participants circle the room during Shavuot at Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Upcoming events: Shavuot joy, open mic and ‘magick recipes’

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Micah Siva’s Honey Labneh Cheesecake with Roasted Rhubarb (Micah Siva)
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Bake a lighter cheesecake for Shavuot by swapping in labneh and ricotta

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A pair embrace during an all-night event celebrating Shavuot at Renewal congregation Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley, June 1-2, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Bay Area Shavuot events: All-night study, cheesecake and sunrise services

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For a heartier dish, add cooked chickpeas before the arugula. (Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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This savory layered eggplant and yogurt bake belongs in your Shavuot rotation

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Community members sing during a Lag Ba’Omer bonfire at Urban Adamah in Berkeley. (Courtesy Sacred Music Fellowship)
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Bonfires, drum circles and music at Lag Ba’Omer events around the Bay Area

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Author Daniel Handler (right),  better known as Lemony Snicket, talks about his career with J.'s then-Editor-in-Chief Chanan Tigay during the Jewish Arts & Bookfest at the Magnes in 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Upcoming events: Mizrahi music, Jewish book fest, Lag Ba’Omer bonfires

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Israeli Consul General Marco Sermoneta at a ceremony for Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial day, at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Memorial event in Palo Alto turns political as crowd jeers at Israeli consul general 

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Menachem Silverstein on stage at the Laugh Factory. (Courtesy)
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Upcoming events: Comedy. Coexistence. Bookfest.

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Varda Morrell lays a photo at the gravesite of her son, Israeli Staff Sgt. Maoz Morell, in 2025. (Courtesy Varda Morell)
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At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing: Israel’s Memorial Day is shaped by new loss

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Boaz Cogan (right) hugs Debbie Cogan during a Yom HaAtzmaut celebration at the Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos, April 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Israel Independence and Israel Memorial Day events around the Bay Area

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