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People stand in gallery of California Assembly
Posted inNews

Advice for families on navigating tough conversations about Israel and Gaza

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 14, 2024February 15, 2024
a wooden sculpture of clasped hands
Posted inSeniors

Forgiveness can act as a miracle cure for your emotional, physical health

by Dr. Jerry Saliman February 13, 2024February 13, 2024
A vintage Israeli stamp with an illustration of Pisces/Dagim, the astrological sign of the month of Adar. (Photo/Flickr-Karen Horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inAstrolojew

Horoscopes for Adar: Double the joy this month — and not a moment too soon

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude February 12, 2024February 12, 2024
One-pot silan chicken shown on top of garlic mashed potatoes. (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Make it a ‘date’ night with tangy, one-pot chicken coated with silan honey syrup

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer February 9, 2024February 23, 2024
a lit memorial candle with a Sinai Memorial Chapel logo on it
Posted inObituaries

Death announcements for the week of Feb. 9, 2024

by J. Staff February 9, 2024February 9, 2024
(Photo/Flickr-María Helena Carey CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inJewish Life

Lifecycles announcements for the week of Feb. 9, 2024

by J. Staff February 9, 2024February 9, 2024
Left: Stained glass experts removed 35 panels of stained glass panels from Congregation B'nai Emunah's former building in San Francisco, Jan. 2024. (Photo/Congregation Am Tikvah); Right: Our 1977 story on the burning of a Nazi bookstore. (Photo/Peggy Isaak)
Posted inFrom the Archives

S.F. synagogue’s stained-glass windows shine light on ugly Nazi incident

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 8, 2024May 29, 2024
From "Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law" by Rembrandt
Posted inTorah

Even for newly liberated Israelites, freedom doesn’t exist in a vacuum

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein February 8, 2024April 1, 2024
Steve Fankuchen died in January at the age of 79. (Photo/Courtesy of Eric Smith)
Posted inObituaries

Steve Fankuchen, quirky local champion of Jewish avant-garde, dies at 79

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 7, 2024February 7, 2024
Pearl Berg (aged 3) with her parents Archiebald and Anna (Gerson) Synenberg in 1913; at right, Berg in recent years. (Photos/JTA-Gerontology Research Group, Gerry Teitelbaum-Judy Taback)
Posted inObituaries

Pearl Berg, world’s oldest Jewish person and 9th-oldest overall, dies at 114

by Andrew Silow-Carroll February 7, 2024

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