A fourth set of twins for local Chabad couple By Maya Mirsky May 1, 2023 Do twins run in Chanie Gruzman’s family? “Now they do,” she said with a laugh. The Chabad of Castro Valley emissary and her husband, Rabbi Shimon Gruzman, just welcomed their fourth set of twins. Miriam and Yocheved were born April 17, bringing to eight the number of children in the Gruzman family. That’s not necessarily… Read More
Jewish Life UPDATED: Passover events for kids and families around the Bay Area Passover starts April 5 this year and ends April 13. If you’re looking for some kid-friendly Jewish family events during the Passover season, look… By J. Staff Mar 27, 2023
Kids & Family Tawonga to be first Jewish camp with full-time DEI director Camp Tawonga has been a trailblazer in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion for decades. The camp launched its annual LGBTQ family camp with Keshet… By Andrew Esensten Mar 2, 2023
Author! Author! Children's books by local authors celebrate Jewish values Caryn Huberman Yacowitz of Palo Alto is the prolific children’s book author of “I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel” and “Baby Moses in a Basket,”… By Andrew Esensten Dec 15, 2022
U.S. A new study explains why Starbucks can’t spell your Jewish name My parents, children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants, were named Irving and Naomi. They named their three sons Stephen, Jeffrey and Andrew. My kids’… By Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA Sep 12, 2022
First Person All those adages about being a grandparent? They’re true. My grandson Lucas can really put the terrible in the terrible twos. Like most toddlers, he’s a delight, except when he’s not. He’ll hurl berries from his… By Dan Pine Sep 9, 2022
Author! Author! Children’s books by local Jewish authors educate and delight J.’s coverage of books is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. When the San Francisco dietician and chef Micah Siva… By Andrew Esensten Aug 19, 2022
TV Nathan Fielder’s ‘Rehearsal’ shows interfaith parenting gone wrong SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains plot details about HBO’s “The Rehearsal,” including extensive details about Episode 5, “Apocalypto,” which first aired… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA Aug 15, 2022
Mixed & Matched The kids are all grown up … and now I want Christmas! Dear Dawn: I am not Jewish; my wife is. When we spoke with the rabbi before our Jewish wedding, we said we would raise our children Jewish. He also asked… By Dawn Kepler Feb 10, 2022