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J. reporter Lea Loeb (right) with her husband George and their two kids. (Courtesy)
Posted inFirst Person

For my mixed Jewish-Salvadoran family, Thanksgiving is complicated

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 21, 2025November 21, 2025
Pumpkin fritters with tahini sauce. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inRecipe

Pumpkin fritters for your Thanksgiving and Hanukkah tables

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 17, 2025November 18, 2025
Avoid Halloween disappointment in 1926. (J. Archives)
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Halloween, once a treat for Jews, became a tricky topic in the ’80s and ’90s

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 30, 2025November 2, 2025
Rabbi Amanda Russell chants the opening lines of the Torah as an entire scroll is unrolled during the Simchat Torah celebration at Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco on Oct. 14. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
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Simchat Torah: ‘I need to dance with some Jews ASAP’

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 15, 2025October 15, 2025
Thousands gather at Hostage Square to celebrate the return of the hostages, October 13, 2025. (JTA/Miriam Alster/Flash90)
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All 20 living hostages are back in Israel

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
close up of a Berkeley sweatshirt with a yellow ribbon pin and a "Bring Them Home" dog tag worn over it
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Letting go: Jews retire hostage rituals with gratitude and grief

by Andrew Silow-Carroll October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
Members of Temple Isaiah’s Men’s Club, Anshei Isaiah, build a new sukkah for the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center. (Courtesy Temple Isaiah)
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Fire-damaged Pasadena shul builds new sukkah with help from East Bay friends

by Grace Gilson October 13, 2025October 15, 2025
a vivid painting of a goat in the desert
Posted inTorah

In America, Israel and Gaza today, it always feels like Yom Kippur

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 1, 2025October 3, 2025
Attendees of a Wilderness Torah gathering for Sukkot perform a version of the ancient Simchat Beit Hashoeivah ritual in 2022. (Julia Maryanska/Courtesy Wilderness Torah)
Posted inLocal Voice

After Oct. 7, Sukkot forces us to balance pain and celebration

by Zion Nadav September 30, 2025September 30, 2025
Golden honey flowing from a wooden dipper onto a glass plate, captured in warm daylight.
Posted inHigh Holidays

Yom Kippur activities to keep hands busy and young kids engaged

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 24, 2025September 22, 2025

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