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Scott Horwitz (left) pictured for his 1979 bar mitzvah and in August 2013 (right) with his daughter Sara Horwitz, son Josh Horwitz and wife Missy Mastel for Sara’s bat mitzvah at Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco. (Photos/Courtesy Horwitz)
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Beth Sholom member finished chanting the entire Torah — with a little nudge from his wife

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 16, 2024April 17, 2024
Nan Fink Gefen and Rabbi Michael Lerner look over an early issue of Tikkun magazine in the 1980s. (Photo/File)
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Tikkun magazine to close after nearly 40 years

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 10, 2024June 16, 2024
The seder plate at the Deadhead Seder at Terrapin Crossroads in 2018. (Photo/Courtesy)
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‘Let My People Pho!,’ and other nontraditional seders across the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 10, 2024April 10, 2024
Vintage Israeli stamps with illustrations of Aries, the astrological sign of the Jewish month of Nisan. (Photos/Elusive Muse via Flickr CC BY 2.0)
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This month, harness the powers of speech and love

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude April 8, 2024April 8, 2024
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Kid-friendly Passover events in the Bay Area, from PJ parties to chocolate seders

by J. Staff April 4, 2024April 11, 2024
black and white drawing of nadav and avihu being thrown backwards by a flash of light
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In praise of silence: Sometimes the wisest move is to keep your mouth shut

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg April 4, 2024April 4, 2024
The Dayenu pages of the 2024 Asufa haggadah were illustrated by Hanna Heifetz.
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New haggadahs in 2024: Biblical plants, American history and human rights

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 3, 2024April 15, 2024
Screenshots from Cantor David Fair's first "I'm a cantor" video on TikTok.
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He’s a cantor, and he’s poking fun at misconceptions about his job on TikTok

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 2, 2024April 3, 2024
A Freedom Seder attendee holds up a piece of matzah. (Photo/Anastasiia Sapon-JCRC)
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UPDATED: Where to find a Passover seder in the Bay Area in 2024

by J. Staff April 1, 2024April 15, 2024
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On April 8, God will turn the sun into darkness and the moon into blood

Mira Fox by Mira Fox April 1, 2024April 1, 2024

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