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by [email protected] May 13, 2022March 30, 2026
Jon and Lissa Kaplan during the repair of the "Familant Torah," which will soon depart Palo Alto for Israel.
Posted inBay Area

‘Survivor Torah’ scroll will journey from Palo Alto to Israel this summer

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 12, 2022May 25, 2022
From left: Crystal Brown, Melissa Clason and Carol Braves in a 2017 production of Jamie Greenblatt's "Female, Ashkenazi With a Sewing Machine." (Photo/Jim Norrena)
Posted inCulture

Cast your vote: annual Jewish Playwriting Contest comes to Bay Area

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 11, 2022May 17, 2022
The Reuven family, seen here in New York, decided to spend a year traveling after Stav's death.
Posted inBay Area

Suicide prevention a priority for grieving South Bay family, where youth depression is common

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Members of Jews For Racial and Economic Justice and IfNotNow hold signs that say "Baruch Hashem [thank God] for Abortion" at a rally in New York, May 3, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Jacob Henry of NY Jewish Week)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why Jewish voices matter: religious freedom and abortion activism

Ronit Y. Stahl by Ronit Y. Stahl May 10, 2022
Claire Lipschultz's mother, pictured  around  the time that her own mother almost died from an illegal abortion.
Posted inBay Area

Q&A: How abortion laws shaped three generations of this family

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
Napa Valley Unified School District offices at the original Napa Union High School. (Photo/nvusd.k12.ca.us)
Posted inEducation

Napa schools reverse course on ‘liberated’ ethnic studies contract

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 9, 2022May 10, 2022
Fran Birnbaum, a member of Beth Chaim Congregation in Danville, is behind the synagogue sisterhood's efforts to raise thousands for Ukraine war relief by making and selling challah.
Posted inBay Area

Challah for Ukraine fundraiser rises rapidly in East Bay

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 9, 2022May 11, 2022
Max Homa representing UC Berkeley at the 2013 NCAA Championships where he won the individual title.
(Photo/Todd Drexler-SE Sports Media)
Posted inSports

Jewish golfer Max Homa, Berkeley alum, enters world top 30 after tourney win 

Gabe Fisher by Gabe Fisher May 9, 2022May 10, 2022
Women of Reform Judaism members (from left) Robin Cohen, Julia Weinstein, Julia Wackenheim and Deb Lelchuk at the May 21, 2019 "Ban the Bans" rally at the Supreme Court.(Photo/Courtesy Robin Cohen)
Posted inBay Area

Local Jewish women’s groups are ready to fight for abortion

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 9, 2022May 10, 2022

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