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Green-brown standing brick with tzedakah in Hebrew letters
Posted inPhilanthropy

‘My favorite mitzvah’: Our readers reflect on the meaning of tzedakah

by J. Staff October 20, 2025October 21, 2025
Waskow arrested at a protest
Posted inReligion

Arthur Waskow, rabbi who brought spirituality to progressive activism, dies at 92

by Ben Harris October 20, 2025October 21, 2025
Jenny Circle (center), The Kehillah School Development Director and former longtime basketball coach who passed away Oct. 14, with her varsity basketball team in 2011. (Courtesy Heather Fils)
Posted inObituaries

Kehillah basketball coach and fundraiser Jenny Circle remembered as exuberant mentor

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 17, 2025October 20, 2025
Susan Stamberg
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Susan Stamberg, iconic Jewish ‘founding mother’ of NPR, dies at 87

by Andrew Lapin October 17, 2025October 21, 2025
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Oct. 17, 2025

by J. Staff October 17, 2025October 16, 2025
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by J. Staff October 3, 2025September 30, 2025
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by J. Staff October 3, 2025October 6, 2025
Jewish Heritage Night with the San Francisco Giants was held on Sept. 9 at Oracle Park. (Don Collier/San Francisco Giants)
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Happenings, honors, awards, comings and goings, opportunities — October 2025

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight October 3, 2025October 4, 2025
Tad Taube's philanthropy stretched from the Bay Area across the U.S. and all the way to Israel and his native Poland. (Joyce Goldschmid)
Posted inObituaries

Tad Taube, 94, remembered for his generosity and hope for the Jewish future

by Dan Pine September 25, 2025September 26, 2025

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