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“Bread and Salt” by Imre Amos, 1942
Posted inTorah

Salt has been an essential ingredient in our ritual life since Temple times

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon March 19, 2026March 19, 2026
"Our Class" play
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Upcoming events: ‘All-Girl Swing Bands.’ Wartime play. ‘Unlearning Jewish Anxiety.’

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 17, 2026March 17, 2026
an antique drawing of a great cloud hovering over the mishkan with israelites worshipping
Posted inTorah

Building the Tabernacle required serving God with great skill — and joy

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen March 12, 2026March 12, 2026
Seder table
Posted inCalendar

Upcoming events: Community seders. Immigrant aid. Parenting advice.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 10, 2026March 10, 2026
Background: View of San Francisco from Telegraph Hill in 1850, by Wm. B. McMurtrie, draughtsman of the U.S. Surveying Expedition. (Library of San Francisco); Inset: A memorial to William Leidesdorff near the street in San Francisco that bears his name. (Wikimedia)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Was America’s first Black millionaire also San Francisco’s first Jew?

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 9, 2026March 30, 2026
Arayes are meat-filled pitas that kids learn to make at culinary camp in Oakland. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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On the menu at Jewish summer camps: learning to cook

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer March 6, 2026March 6, 2026
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
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Death announcements for the week of March 6, 2026

by J. Staff March 6, 2026March 5, 2026
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
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Lifecycles announcements for the week of March 6, 2026

by J. Staff March 6, 2026March 5, 2026
Alysa Liu celebrates her gold medal in women's singles figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.  (Jaybeeinbigd22/CC0 1.0)
Posted inTorah

What do Alysa Liu and Moses have in common? ADHD

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
Aleph Preschool of Marin is welcoming young children to “a Jewish early learning experience to set them up for a lifetime of Jewish engagement,” said Adina Landa, co-director of Chabad of Novato. (Courtesy Adina Landa)
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New Novato preschool setting tots up for ‘lifetime of Jewish engagement’

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

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