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a bald man in a blue t-shirt standing in a field of green stalks that reach over his head
Posted inSmall Bites

Donations from the wine garden; Saul’s new bagel window; kosher delivery; etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 31, 2020August 4, 2020
an old man wearing a blue face mask
Posted inLocal Voice

We’re seasoned citizens, not expendable! Don’t count us out.

by Evie Groch July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
A man with a long beard, black hat and cableknit sweater stands on the deck of a yacht with a "Rally Rabbi" sign behind him
Posted inSports

S.F. Giants’ first home game blessed by seafaring ‘Rally Rabbi’

by Gabriel Greschler July 29, 2020July 30, 2020
Detail from “Do not forgive them, oh Lord, for they do know what they do! (after Luke 23:34)” by Arthur Szyk, part of the Magnes Collection. (Courtesy Magnes)
Posted inPhotography

Now online: Magnes exhibits of works by Vishniac and Szyk

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 29, 2020
a big glass building with students walking through a lawn in front
Posted inCalifornia

Sides clash over competing California State University ethnic studies requirements

by Dan Pine July 28, 2020July 30, 2020
Chanan Tigay, shown here in Venice, crisscrossed the globe to research his book. (Photo/Emanuele Dello Strologo)
Posted inCulture

Journalist and SFSU professor Chanan Tigay wins Cowan literary prize for Biblical whodunnit

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 28, 2020July 30, 2020
Reading mournful texts in the dark is a Tisha B'Av tradition. (Photo/JTA-Yaakov Lederman-Flash90)
Posted inTisha B'Av

Most Jews don’t know much about Tisha B’Av. That gives us educators a huge opportunity.

Tova Birnbaum by Tova Birnbaum July 28, 2020July 28, 2020
a man with a goatee wearing sunglasses with a grim facial expression
Posted inNorthern California

Police confirm alleged neo-Nazi leader is suspect in Sacramento synagogue vandalism incident

by Gabriel Greschler July 27, 2020July 29, 2020
Bust of older white man displayed in museum entryway
Posted inNews

S.F. Asian Art Museum to remove bust of founding donor with antisemitic views

by Gabriel Greschler July 23, 2020July 31, 2020
A classroom at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto in 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Sanchez)
Posted inEducation

Schools scramble as Covid wreaks havoc on reopening plans

by Gabriel Greschler July 22, 2020July 27, 2020

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