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Israeli-born shlichim at Camp Ramah Northern California last summer. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inKids & Family

How the Israel-Hamas war could impact local Jewish overnight camps this summer

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz March 11, 2024March 8, 2024
People stand in gallery of California Assembly
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Advice for families on navigating tough conversations about Israel and Gaza

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 14, 2024February 15, 2024
Congregation Shir Shalom Hebrew school students before Shabbat in November. Parker and Brooklyn Mayer (wearing the hat and in pink) are the daughters of Christian Pastor Jason Mayer. (Photo/Courtesy Rabbi Steve Finley)
Posted inEducation

A Sonoma Hebrew School opens to non-Jews in bid to combat antisemitism

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 22, 2024January 23, 2024
the canopy of a tall tree, seen from below
Posted inReligion

How to have ‘Tu’ much fun for Tu Bishvat in the Bay Area

by J. Staff January 17, 2024
A happy kid at a menorah making workshop in Contra Costa County. (Photo/Courtesy Chabad of Contra Costa)
Posted inJewish Life

Hanukkah events around the Bay Area for every age

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 29, 2023December 4, 2023
The giant menorah in Union Square in San Francisco on the first night of Hanukkah, Dec. 10, 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inJewish Life

Light in the darkness: Public menorah lightings around the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb November 22, 2023December 7, 2023
From the Maccabeats' version of "Miracle" by Matisyahu. (Screenshot/YouTube)
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Maccabeats’ Hanukkah shows in Palo Alto will include prayers for Israel

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
a man holds up a young boy, who is reaching for the decorations hanging inside a sukkah
Posted inKids & Family

Family-friendly Sukkot events around the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 19, 2023
G.K. and J.B., age 5, working on collage art on the first day of JCC Sonoma County's new preschool. (Courtesy)
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New Jewish preschool opens in Sonoma County after another’s collapse

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss September 12, 2023May 30, 2024
An illustration by Renia Metallinou from "Zhen Yu and the Snake" by Erica Lyons.
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A Talmudic tale gets a 12th-century Chinese twist in children’s book aimed at diverse Jewish readers

by Jordyn Haime September 12, 2023September 19, 2023

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