High Holidays How to give back around the Bay Area this High Holiday season As the High Holidays approach many seek meaningful ways to give back and contribute to our community. We’ve gathered a list of ways you and your family… By Lea Loeb Sep 16, 2024
Religion UPDATED: Free and low-cost High Holiday services around the Bay Area Welcome to our annual list of free and low-cost services open to the public. We’ve been providing this information for a long time, but it seems that this… By Lea Loeb Sep 13, 2024
Bay Area Rodef Sholom’s new sanctuary integrates Marin’s natural beauty After half a century, Congregation Rodef Sholom will welcome the Jewish New Year in a most unusual place: its own sanctuary. Make that its brand-new… By Dan Pine Sep 12, 2024
Torah How the Torah protects women during wartime The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 There are some… By Rabbi Joey Felsen Sep 12, 2024
Religion Taylor Swift sells out stadiums. And now, she sells out Shabbat, too Laura Greif doesn’t consider herself a full-blown “Swiftie,” but when her Palo Alto synagogue decided to host Shabbat services themed around pop megastar… By Emma Goss Sep 3, 2024
Torah Every moment of our lives offers new possibilities The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Re’eh Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 As Elul approaches,… By Rabbi Amy Eilberg Aug 29, 2024
Bay Area Beth Sholom’s new Kenyan rabbinic intern is a long way from home Samson Nderitu Njogu was raised in a Messianic Jewish family in Kenya. Today, the 34-year-old is a third-year rabbinical student at the Conservative… By Andrew Esensten Aug 28, 2024
Religion Procrastinating on writing High Holiday sermons pays off this year (JTA) — On the morning of Oct. 7, Rabbi Erez Sherman was preparing for the Yizkor memorial service at his Conservative synagogue, Sinai Temple in Los… By Jacob Gurvis Aug 28, 2024
Religion Third eruv expands options for observant Jews in San Francisco It was a particularly good Shabbos for strictly observant Jews in parts of the Mission, Noe Valley and Castro neighborhoods of San Francisco on Aug. 16… By David A.M. Wilensky Aug 23, 2024