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a big glass building with students walking through a lawn in front
Posted inBay Area

Jewish leaders react to settlement of lawsuit alleging anti-Semitism at S.F. State

by Dan Pine April 1, 2019April 1, 2019
Rabbi Ryan Bauer of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco speaks at the National Convening on Jewish Poverty in San Francisco, March 19 (Photo/Courtesy Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Posted inNews

National conference in S.F. explores Jewish poverty

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 1, 2019April 1, 2019
Rabbi Perry Tirschwell (right) will replace Rabbi Shaye Guttenberg (left) as head of school at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School.
Posted inEducation

New head man for Peninsula Orthodox school

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 29, 2019April 1, 2019
Marnie Fienberg started 2 for Seder in memory of her mother-in-law, Joyce Fienberg (seen here), who was gunned down in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting last year.
Posted inPassover

‘2 for Seder’: To combat hate, invite two non-Jews to your seder

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 28, 2019March 28, 2019
Nathan Englander's new novel is “Kaddish.com.” (Illustration/JTA; Cover/Alfred Knopf; Photo/Joshua Meier)
Posted inBooks

Spiritual disquiet and atonement in Nathan Englander’s ‘Kaddish.com’

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 28, 2019December 2, 2020
Barb Proctor (left) and daughter Sue Proctor
Posted inPhilanthropy

For this mother-daughter pair, volunteering is a family affair

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn March 27, 2019
Israeli musician Aviya Kopelman is a visiting artist at UC Berkeley. (Photo/Courtesy Yuval Shiboli)
Posted inMusic

World-famous Israeli composer Aviya Kopelman is around Bay for a bit

by Andrew Muchin March 27, 2019March 27, 2019
Rabbi Me’irah Iliinsky with her painting “The Tree of Life Is Weeping”
Posted inArt

Gift for Pittsburgh: S.F. rabbi’s ‘Weeping’ painting

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 25, 2019
Melaveh Project doula Patti Goldstein (right) with her mother Phyllis Goldstein
Posted inSeniors

New approach to dying: Melaveh Project’s ‘end-of-life doulas’

Lezak Shallat by Lezak Shallat March 25, 2019March 22, 2019
Andy Naja-Riese (Photo/Courtesy Agricultural Institute of Marin)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Q&A: Supporting local growers — and judging local bagels

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 22, 2019September 24, 2019

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