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an old newspaper page with the headline "Stanford changes schedules to allow for Jewish holy days"
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Jews have griped about school calendars colliding with Jewish holidays for years

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
A High Holiday service at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. (Photo/File)
Posted inReligion

For rabbis writing High Holiday sermons during the Israel-Hamas war, procrastination pays off

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
Carmel Greenberg is the head winemaker at Clos Du Val in Napa Valley. 
Posted inSmall Bites

Sacramento Jewish Food Faire returns; Award for Israeli winemaker; Food Instagrammer Carolina Gelen comes to S.F.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 27, 2024September 17, 2024
Potash gestures upward to the telephone wires overhead
Posted inReligion

San Francisco’s third eruv expands options for Shabbat-observant Jews in Noe Valley, the Mission and the Castro

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 23, 2024August 26, 2024
Theater seats slowly fill during the SF Jewish Film Festival at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Happenings, honors, philanthropy, comings and goings — August 2024

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb August 23, 2024August 23, 2024
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Death announcements for the week of Aug. 23, 2024

by J. Staff August 23, 2024August 23, 2024
Welcome to Earth, Asher Trujillo!
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Lifecycles announcements for the week of Aug. 23, 2024

by J. Staff August 23, 2024August 23, 2024
"God Reassures Moses" by James Tissot (The Jewish Museum)
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Did Moses give the Israelites a mission — or a mission impossible?

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein August 22, 2024August 22, 2024
Two women sit together in a sunny dining hall
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Food for thought: Jewish seniors join UCSF brain project tapping into food memories

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 21, 2024August 22, 2024
Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR in Los Angeles speaks at the DNC in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024. (Screenshot)
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Rabbi Sharon Brous delivers DNC 2nd night invocation: Israelis and Palestinians deserve peace

by Julie Moos August 21, 2024August 21, 2024

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