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Retired B’nai Emunah cantor and Reutlinger resident Henry Drejer (center) with fellow resident Doris Langer at Reutlinger's 2017 Simchat Torah celebration (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inBay Area

Reutlinger families seek assurances about home’s Jewish character

by Dan Pine May 15, 2019May 17, 2019
Workplace harassment expert Fran Sepler speaking at "We Commit" at JCCSF, May 13, 2019 (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inBay Area

Conference in S.F. tackles #MeToo in Jewish workplaces

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 14, 2019May 15, 2019
Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza speaking at First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley at an event organized by Kehilla Community Synagogue (Photo/Courtesy Kehilla Community Synagogue)
Posted inBay Area

Times are scary, Black Lives Matter founder tells receptive East Bay Jewish crowd

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 14, 2019May 14, 2019
Cantor Doron Shapira is celebrating a quarter century at Peninsula Sinai Congregation in Foster City this year. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inBay Area, Religion, Jewish Life, News

Peninsula Sinai’s Cantor Doron Shapira a ‘calm inspiration’ for 25 years

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 13, 2019May 14, 2019
A demonstration near city hall, including David Bronner (third from right) and Michael Steinmetz (second from left), founders of Kana Flow
Posted inBay Area

Cannabis partners with a commitment to social and ecological justice

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 10, 2019May 13, 2019
(From left) Assembly member Jose Medina, JPAC board chair Lynn Bunim, Assembly members Marc Berman, Richard Bloom, Jesse Gabriel, Adrin Nazarian and Marc Levine; and JPAC executive director Julie Zeisler. (Photo/Courtesy JPAC)
Posted inUncategorized, California

Jewish advocates get face-to-face time with Sacramento legislators

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn May 10, 2019May 13, 2019
Emily McCrone and Colin Stoddard working on a cooking project at a recent Friendship Circle for young adults event (Photo/Marissa Hacker-BayAreaFC)
Posted inBay Area

Friendship Circle expands, extending a hand to young adults

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 10, 2019May 24, 2019
Eli Valley, a Jewish cartoonist whose work has long taken aim at Jewish leaders and institutions, has broadened his scope during the Trump era. (Screenshot/JTA-Vimeo)
Posted inCulture

Why Jewish cartoonist Eli Valley is sparking controversy at Stanford

Ben Sales by JTA and Ben Sales May 10, 2019May 10, 2019
Israeli plant researcher Nirit Bernstein speaks at the California Israel Chamber of Commerce'sCannaMed/Tech Summit in San Francisco, May 1, 2019. (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inBay Area

In S.F., Israel gets brownie points for medical cannabis research

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 9, 2019May 15, 2019
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J. to win American Jewish Press Association awards

by J. Staff May 7, 2019June 24, 2025

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