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Lifecycles for the week of Dec. 24, 2021

by J. Staff December 27, 2021December 27, 2021
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu attends a celebration for his 86th birthday on Oct. 7, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo/JTA-Gianluigi Guercia-AFP via Getty Images)
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Desmond Tutu, who identified with Jews but criticized Israel, dies at 90

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA December 27, 2021
Aminah Ha Rofah (left) and Micael Ben Shaleahk under the chuppah at their Oct. 17 wedding in Davis. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
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Vows, broom jumping and vegan cake: a soulful Hebrew Israelite wedding in Davis

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 10, 2021October 15, 2024
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Lifecycles for the week of Dec. 10, 2021

by J. Staff December 10, 2021December 10, 2021
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Obituaries for the week of Dec. 10, 2021

by J. Staff December 10, 2021December 10, 2021
Sam Lauter with Joe Biden at the San Francisco home of Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Richard Blum, Oct. 3, 2019.  Lauter was recently elected to another term on the board of the Democratic Majority for Israel. (Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
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Honors, happenings, comings & goings, opportunities, philanthropy — Nov. 2021

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Obituaries for the week of Nov. 26, 2021

by J. Staff November 26, 2021November 22, 2021
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Lifecycles for the week of Nov. 26, 2021

by J. Staff November 26, 2021November 22, 2021
The Temple Judea building on Brotherhood Way, seen here around the time of its completion in 1964, is now home to Congregation Beth Israel Judea as well as Or Shalom Jewish Community. (Photo/Courtesy Congregation Beth Israel Judea)
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Newly merged S.F. synagogues announce new name: Am Tikvah

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The giant menorah in Union Square in San Francisco on the first night of Hanukkah, Dec. 10, 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
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Need a flicker of community? Here’s our list of public menorah lightings.

by J. Staff November 19, 2021November 29, 2021

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