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Posted inLifecycles

Lifecycles announcements for the week of Jan. 9, 2026

by J. Staff January 9, 2026January 9, 2026
Congregation Sherith Israel's sanctuary glows in warm light. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Sherith Israel, a fixture of San Francisco history, is marking 175 years

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 8, 2026January 9, 2026
"Moses Adores God in the Burning Bush" by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inTorah

Today’s political leaders should follow Moses’ lead

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein January 8, 2026January 8, 2026
Faith Kramer’s take on a Dubai-style dessert is this Chocolate Pistachio Shredded Phyllo Pastry. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inRecipe

Go crunchy and gooey with this Dubai-style chocolate treat

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer January 5, 2026January 5, 2026
The Alhambra in Spain has countless stairs, which became a problem for columnist Karen Galatz during a 2025 vacation. (BélaBéla via Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

We must fight medical ageism. I won’t just ‘live with it’

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz January 2, 2026January 9, 2026
Roasting marshmallows is a time-honored tradition at summer camp. (Courtesy Camp Tawonga)
Posted inNorthern California

J. wants your stories from Jewish summer camp in Northern California

Natalie Weinstein in downtown San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Natalie Weinstein December 31, 2025January 5, 2026
A memorial for the Bondi Beach massacre victims at the Bondi Pavilion quickly filled with flowers and tributes in the days after the Dec. 14 attack. (Sardaka/CC0 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inTorah

Confronting death in the Torah and at Bondi Beach

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 31, 2025January 2, 2026
Jewish celebrities who passed in 2025
Posted inObituaries

18 notable Jews who died in 2025

by Grace Gilson December 29, 2025December 29, 2025
Miss Ray Frank in Stockton's Daily Record newspaper in 1897. (CDNC)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Was Ray Frank of Oakland the first woman rabbi?

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 26, 2025December 26, 2025
A new fence surrounds Congregation Beth Israel in Chico. (David Gayheart)
Posted inNorthern California

Good neighbors make good fence after antisemitic arson at Chico synagogue

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 24, 2025December 24, 2025

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