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Nov. 29, 2021 menorah lighting at Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto
Posted inHolidays

UPDATED: Hanukkah celebrations around the Bay Area this week

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 23, 2024December 26, 2024
loving son supporting mother and hugging
Posted inLocal Voice

Jewish parents face a heightened mental health crisis

Dr. Madeline LevineDr. Garry Rayant by Dr. Madeline Levine and Dr. Garry Rayant September 30, 2024September 30, 2024
Child-friendly apple pancakes drizzled with tahini. (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

Babies can’t eat honey, but I’m still cooking up a sweet Jewish New Year for mine

Micah Siva by Micah Siva September 23, 2024September 10, 2025
Two men laugh with a little kid who is holding a shofar
Posted inKids & Family

Where to create sweet memories with your kids this Rosh Hashanah in the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 20, 2024September 23, 2024
Cover art for the five books listed in the article
Posted inBooks

New High Holiday kid’s books celebrate diversity

by Penny Schwartz September 16, 2024September 16, 2024
Joanne Forman, an on-site therapist at Camp Tawonga, and her family. "You just automatically fit in," she said.
Posted inSPONSORED CONTENT

The Camp Tawonga spirit: Belonging, generation to generation

by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt May 30, 2024May 31, 2024
Talia and Nora play at Gan Preschool in San Rafael. (Courtesy)
Posted inKids & Family

Local initiative bets the Jewish future on better preschools

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi May 22, 2024May 30, 2024
The playground at the Osher Marin JCC's new satellite campus in Mill Valley. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inBay Area

Marin JCC’s new southern satellite campus is humming along

by Ryan Torok May 7, 2024May 7, 2024
(Photo/PJ Library)
Posted inJewish Life

Kid-friendly Passover events in the Bay Area, from PJ parties to chocolate seders

by J. Staff April 4, 2024April 11, 2024
A Freedom Seder attendee holds up a piece of matzah. (Photo/Anastasiia Sapon-JCRC)
Posted inJewish Life

UPDATED: Where to find a Passover seder in the Bay Area in 2024

by J. Staff April 1, 2024April 15, 2024

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