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a man stands speaking at a podium. a banner in the background reads "A VIBRANT DIASPORA"
Posted inLocal Voice

Zionism 3.0: Time to step it up on Israel-diaspora issues

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner November 17, 2020December 2, 2020
a very crusty loaf of bread sits on a wooden paddle
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Kosher sourdough rises in the East (Bay)

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 13, 2020November 16, 2020
Ross Farca speaking with an attorney outside Contra Costa Superior Court, Sept. 26, 2019. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inNews

Trial date set for Ross Farca, East Bay man accused of plotting to kill Jews

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman November 13, 2020December 7, 2020
Poet Jake Marmer (right) recites his poetry at LABA's DRUNK event at the JCC East Bay in Berkeley, Nov. 23, 2019, accompanied by guitarist John Schott. (Photo/Pete Rosos)
Posted inCulture

East Bay Jewish arts lab seeks 2021 fellows — pandemic or not

Laura Pall by Laura Paull November 11, 2020November 13, 2020
Married couple Dean Felsher, M.D., and Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Ph.D., are both researching Covid-19 at Stanford University. (Photo/Scott Lasky Photography)
Posted inHealth

Married Stanford scientists fight Covid on two fronts: cancer and smoking

by Dan Pine November 11, 2020November 11, 2020
Jews from the former Soviet Union, such as Google founder Sergey Brin, have left a huge mark in the tech industry. (Photo/JTA-Leon Neal-Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Jews from the former Soviet Union have had an outsized tech impact. Israel’s government wants to harness that.

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA November 11, 2020November 11, 2020
Congregation Beth Sholom's first in-person service in eight months took place outdoors with ample space between attendees' chairs, Nov. 6, 2020. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inNews

In-person Shabbat services? Some Conservative synagogues say yes

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 11, 2020November 12, 2020
Rabbi Levi Duchman speaking in Dubai in 2019. (Photo/Courtesy Jewish Community of the UAE)
Posted inNews

Live from Abu Dhabi: A look at Jewish life in the UAE and Morocco

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten November 10, 2020November 10, 2020
The "Milk + Honey" Shabbat service at Burning Man in 2018. (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inEducation

Today’s youth are seekers, so let’s creatively show them Judaism

Suzanne Dryan Felson by Suzanne Dryan Felson November 9, 2020November 11, 2020
A researcher studies samples of the coronavirus in a state-run laboratory in Pennsylvania. (Photo/Flickr-GovernorTomWolf CC BY 2.0)
Posted inHealth

What happens in a vaccine study? S.F. researcher breaks it down

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 9, 2020November 12, 2020

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