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Celebrate Purim this week with parties, carnivals and spiels such as the East Bay's “Irreverently Yours, The Shushan Queens.” (Courtesy Kiki Lipsett)
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Upcoming events: Celebrate Purim. Standup comedy. Philip Roth. 

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
Hamentashen
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UPDATED: Hankering for hamantaschen? Where to find your Purim favorites in the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 23, 2026March 2, 2026
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
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by J. Staff February 20, 2026February 20, 2026
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of Feb. 20, 2026

by J. Staff February 20, 2026February 19, 2026
Camp Newman hosted a day of service for Martin Luther King Day, welcoming over 200 teen volunteers to create care packages and letters for community members. (Courtesy)
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Happenings, awards, opportunities and comings and goings — Feb. 2026

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 20, 2026February 20, 2026
Howard Freedman
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He lives and breathes books at S.F.’s Jewish Community Library

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 19, 2026April 23, 2026
This Almond Poppy Coffee Cake takes a beloved Purim dessert and tweaks it. (Micah Siva)
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Move over hamantaschen: Try poppy seed coffee cake as a Purim treat

Micah Siva by Micah Siva February 19, 2026February 19, 2026
"The erection of the tabernacle and the sacred vessels" from "Figures de la Bible," 1728 (National Library of Poland via Wikipedia)
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In Minneapolis, average citizens built a sanctuary of a different kind

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg February 19, 2026February 19, 2026
Rev. Jesse Jackson
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Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84, leaving mixed legacy with Jewish community

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer February 17, 2026February 17, 2026
Congregation Emanu-El
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Upcoming events: Purim Palooza. I left a cult.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 17, 2026February 19, 2026

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