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a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
Posted inObituaries

Death announcements for the week of Oct. 17, 2025

by J. Staff October 17, 2025October 16, 2025
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inLifecycles

Lifecycles announcements for the week of Oct. 17, 2025

by J. Staff October 17, 2025October 16, 2025
"The Creation" (1896–1902) by James Tissot
Posted inTorah

If you know where to look, you can see creation renewed every morning

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen October 16, 2025October 16, 2025
Rabbi Amanda Russell chants the opening lines of the Torah as an entire scroll is unrolled during the Simchat Torah celebration at Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco on Oct. 14. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
Posted inJew in the Pew

Simchat Torah: ‘I need to dance with some Jews ASAP’

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 15, 2025October 15, 2025
Mothers chat while their children play at Little Learners Family Center at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School in Sunnyvale. (Courtesy)
Posted inEducation

Jewish parenting centers launch at 9 Bay Area preschools to offer support

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb October 15, 2025October 16, 2025
close up of a Berkeley sweatshirt with a yellow ribbon pin and a "Bring Them Home" dog tag worn over it
Posted inReligion

Letting go: Jews retire hostage rituals with gratitude and grief

by Andrew Silow-Carroll October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
Members of Temple Isaiah’s Men’s Club, Anshei Isaiah, build a new sukkah for the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center. (Courtesy Temple Isaiah)
Posted inCalifornia

Fire-damaged Pasadena shul builds new sukkah with help from East Bay friends

by Grace Gilson October 13, 2025October 15, 2025
An ad from a 1991 issue of the Jewish Bulletin, this publication's previous name.
Posted inFrom the Archives

Breast cancer is still a fight but it’s no longer a death sentence

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb October 10, 2025October 10, 2025
A shawarma plate in progress at Hummus Bodega in San Francisco, May 14, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inSmall Bites

Super Mensch arrives. Hummus Bodega heads to the East Bay. Etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 9, 2025October 9, 2025
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A little ‘Israeli chutzpah’ propels winemaker to top of Napa industry 

Alix Wall by Alix Wall October 8, 2025October 8, 2025

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