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Nov. 29, 2021 menorah lighting at Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto
Posted inHolidays

UPDATED: Hanukkah celebrations around the Bay Area this week

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 23, 2024December 26, 2024
A black woman sings with a choir in robes behind her
Posted inMusic

San Francisco’s Glide church may be the ‘only place where a Jewish girl can run the gospel choir’

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
"Jacob Seeking the Forgiveness of Esau" by Jan Victors, 1652
Posted inTorah

You can retire from your career, but can’t stop serving God

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
Pope Francis smiles as he holds a keffiyeh and talks with three men in suits who are seen from behind
Posted inReligion

As improved relations quaver, a new guide aims to educate Catholics about antisemitism

Ben Sales by Ben Sales December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
"Esther Denouncing Haman" by Ernest Normand, 1888. 
The Heritage Foundation's Project Esther incorrectly references the Book of Esther as part of the Torah. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inTheater

New Lehrhaus class will unpack opera’s fixation on Biblical tales

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller December 18, 2024December 18, 2024
Sarah Levitin's holiday mantle, which features nods to Hanukkah, Christmas and their overlap in 2024. (Courtesy)
Posted inReligion

Hanukkah’s arrival on Christmas Day renews ‘Chrismukkah’ deliberations for interfaith families

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis December 18, 2024December 18, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks at his final White House Hanukkah party, Dec. 16, 2024. (Screenshot)
Posted inPolitics

‘We can never lose hope’: Biden’s message to Jewish community at his final White House Hanukkah party

by Jacob Kornbluh December 17, 2024December 17, 2024
Rachel Laser, the president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, speaks at an event the organization held at St John's Episcopal Cathedral in Los Angeles on Nov. 21, 2024. (Courtesy of Evan Clark, Atheists United)
Posted inU.S.

Meet the Jewish leader taking on Christian nationalism

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev December 17, 2024December 17, 2024
Detail from “Jacob and Rachel at the Well” by James Tissot, 1899
Posted inTorah

How will we get through the next four years? This week’s Torah portion can help

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg December 5, 2024December 6, 2024
Emanu-El clergy lead the congregation in prayer. (Sasha Yevelev)
Posted inBay Area

San Francisco’s historic Emanu-El refreshes its team of rabbis for a new era

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 4, 2024December 6, 2024

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