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My phone went missing on Rosh Hashanah — and it was awesome 

Samantha Grant (Photo/Sarah Deragon) by Samantha Grant November 8, 2022November 8, 2022
Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park (Photo/Flickr-Patrick G CC)
Posted inLocal Voice

So a lake in S.F. is named for an old-timey antisemite. Who cares?

Jonathan Harris by Jonathan Harris November 7, 2022November 9, 2022
Dr. Jonathan Esensten and his wife, Raquel Gardner, with their five children at Ramat Gan National Park in Israel, June 2022. (Photo/Esti Appleton Photography)
Posted inFirst Person

Why I left San Francisco to write my family’s story in Israel

Dr. Jonathan Esensten by Jonathan Esensten November 2, 2022November 3, 2022
Anabelle Sebbag (left) and Sophie Berman are freshmen at UC Berkeley.
Posted inLocal Voice

We’re Berkeley freshmen and we’re here to save the world from climate change

Anabelle SebbagSophie Berman by Anabelle Sebbag and Sophie Berman October 31, 2022November 1, 2022
Peering into San Leandro's "Little Shul," the oldest standing synagogue building in California. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
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Life expectancy in the U.S. is falling. Can religion help you live longer?

by Dr. Jerry Saliman October 31, 2022October 31, 2022
Paul and Sharry Schwarzbart on Yom Kippur morning, 2022.
Posted inFirst Person

An 89-year-old survivor reflects on his ‘different’ life

by Paul Schwarzbart October 28, 2022
Post-tashlich Shabbat service at the Peninsula JCC's Hamlin Garden, led by (from left) Cantor Doron Shapira, Rabbi Laurie Matzkin, musician Michael Battat and Rabbi Lisa Kingston.
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Kicking off 5783 with spirituality and community on the Peninsula

Rabbi Laurie Matzkin by Rabbi Laurie Matzkin October 26, 2022October 27, 2022
UC Berkeley (Photo/file)
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At Berkeley Law, Israel is trapped in the identity politics of the progressive left

Eugene Bardach by Eugene Bardach October 24, 2022October 24, 2022
Paula Kabalo, a visiting professor at UC Berkeley's Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies teaching a seminar.
Posted inLocal Voice

Silencing voices on Israel at Berkeley Law disadvantages all students

Rebecca Golbert by Rebecca Golbert October 20, 2022October 20, 2022
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Let’s make this the year we end paid High Holiday tickets

Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher by Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher October 11, 2022

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