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Soon-to-be-cantor Jessica Leash is one of the founders of Ha-Emek, which has since rearranged itself into Silicon Valley Jewish Meetup.
Posted inJew in the Pew

Year-old congregation is a well of Renewal in a valley of tech

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 30, 2017June 10, 2026
Shai Agassi at 2012 ribbon-cutting for his new electric car, the Renault Fluence ZE (Photo/Wikimedia-Better Place CC BY 2.0)
Posted inNews

At upcoming Oakland book talk, the epic fail of an Israeli electric car startup

Rachel Neiman by Rachel Neiman November 30, 2017November 29, 2017
Chabad of North Peninsula's coin-collecting menorah
Posted inNews

With coin-collection menorah, San Mateo students to raise ‘gelt’ for fire victims

by J. Staff November 29, 2017December 5, 2017
Neurobiologist Adi Mizrahi is currently doing research at Stanford University, on sabbatical from Hebrew University. (Photo/Courtesy Adi Mizrahi)
Posted inNews

At Stanford, Israeli brain scientist thinks thoughts about thinking

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 29, 2017April 16, 2025
Levi Glatt foraging for herbs in Santa Cruz. (Photo/Rena Durbin)
Posted inJewish Life

How this teen herbalist’s book supports healing for the homeless

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 28, 2017December 1, 2017
Lila Sklar and Ariel Luckey of Waystation (Photo/Edrisina Sklar)
Posted inCulture

Oakland rapper’s new CD: Call it social-issue hip-hop klezmer

by Andrew Muchin November 28, 2017November 28, 2017
An Israeli soldier stands guard in the West Bank town of Hebron, which is starkly divided between Jewish settlers and Palestinian residents. (Photo/Flickr-pal_pics CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Posted inNews

S.F. Federation under scrutiny for grants supporting West Bank settlements

by Rob Gloster November 28, 2017March 19, 2018
Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Neshama Carlebach
Posted inJewish Life

Berkeley activist rabbi Menachem Creditor to marry singer Neshama Carlebach

by Dan Pine November 27, 2017November 28, 2017
Kevin Hoffman is hoisted in the air at the celebration of his bar mitzvah
(Photo/Cheryl Bigman)
Posted inJewish Life

This grief-stricken family got the chance to celebrate with ‘Wish Mitzvah’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 27, 2017November 28, 2017
After 21 years making kosher wedding cakes in San Francisco, Maralyn Tabatsky has retired.
Posted inCulture

San Francisco kosher wedding cake baker says goodbye

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 27, 2017

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