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A goat stands near a fence at Berkeley’s Urban Adamah, which will host a Passover Family Festival on March 29. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Upcoming events: Passover festivities. Shadow puppets. Wartime play.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 24, 2026March 24, 2026
Coconut macaroons
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Updated: Where to find Passover foods and wines for your seder in the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 23, 2026March 31, 2026
Judy Stein and family stand before the ark in 1957, with Rabbi Saul E. White. (Courtesy)
Posted inFrom the Archives

A 1957 bat mitzvah made San Francisco history — after a key compromise

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 23, 2026March 23, 2026
This year, try making a Berry Pavlova with Manischewitz Compote (left) and Celery Root “Steak” with Horseradish and Parsley Chimichurri. (Micah Siva)
Posted inPassover

Celery root ‘steak’ and berry pavlova work for all types of eaters at your seder table

Micah Siva by Micah Siva March 23, 2026March 23, 2026
A rabbi raises a glass of kosher wine as he blesses it. (Courtesy Moti Dolgin)
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As Americans drink much less wine, kosher demand stays strong

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev March 23, 2026March 23, 2026
Ilana Kaufman (left), CEO of the Jews of Color Initiative, and Marc Dollinger, author of "Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s" Black Power, Jewish Politics speak at the Magnes Museum in Berkeley, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Minh Connors/Jews of Color Initiative)
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Happenings, awards, opportunities and comings and goings — March 2026

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 20, 2026March 20, 2026
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of March 20, 2026

by J. Staff March 20, 2026March 19, 2026
Person reading a Torah scroll
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Lifecycles announcements for the week of March 20, 2026

by J. Staff March 20, 2026March 19, 2026
Photo taken by Dena Fox, 10, at the JCCSF Purim party. (Dena Fox)
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J. sent ‘kid reporters’ to Purim parties with disposable cameras

Yael Bright by Yael Bright March 19, 2026June 19, 2026
Passover crafts for kids
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Passover crafts, puppet shows, music, seders for kids in the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 19, 2026March 19, 2026

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