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Rabbi Adina Allen is the co-founder of the Jewish Studio Project and the author of "The Place of All Possibility" (Sarah Deragon)
Posted inArt

‘The Place of All Possibility’: In Berkeley rabbi’s first book, how to engage with Jewish text by making art

by Sue Fishkoff July 23, 2024July 31, 2024
Marc and Toby stand next to each other smiling
Posted inHealth

Donor who gave our late editor her kidney says ‘life is good’

by Sue Fishkoff July 23, 2024July 24, 2024
Jonathan Polin amd Rachel Goldberg recount their last interactions with their missing son Berkeley-born Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, who  was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, while family members and friends show up to support them at their home in Jerusalem, Oct. 10, 2023. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Netanyahu meets with hostage families in D.C. as pressure mounts for a deal

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer July 23, 2024July 23, 2024
Maor Tiyouri at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London. (TheDarkGoat via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inSports

Meet five Bay Area athletes who are competing for Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 22, 2024July 22, 2024
"The Ride Ahead" uses a blend of cinematic techniques, including animation, to tell a compelling coming-of-age story. (SFJFF)
Posted inFilm

S.F. Jewish Film Festival: ‘The Ride Ahead’ follows a young disabled man’s quest to live independently

Denise Sherer Jacobson (Courtesy) by Denise Sherer Jacobson July 22, 2024July 23, 2024
Igor Bencion Kožemjakin reads aloud from an antique Torah scroll housed in the Sephardic synagogue of Sarajevo. (Courtesy)
Posted inLocal Voice

Visiting Balkan Jews reminded us of the long tradition of mutual responsibility

Melissa Blaustein (Courtesy)David Saxe (Courtesy) by Melissa Saxe Blaustein and David Saxe July 22, 2024November 19, 2025
Mallory Lewis, Shari Lewis’ daughter, smiles as she holds Lamb Chop during the opening night of the S.F. Jewish Film Festival at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, July 18, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFilm

Lamb Chop at S.F. Jewish Film Fest opening night: ‘I 100% identify as a Jew!’

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 19, 2024July 22, 2024
A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a protest at UC Berkeley on May 7, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Gaza statements prompt UC to ban political opinions on department homepages

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 19, 2024July 19, 2024
Rabbi Jeremy Sher (middle) of the San Francisco Night Ministry leads a street seder for unhoused people put on by and Congregations Ner Tamid, Sha’ar Zahav, Keneset Halev and Sherith Israel at the 16th Street BART plaza in San Francisco on April 26, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inOpinion

The Supreme Court is enabling San Francisco’s sinful response to homelessness

Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher by Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher July 19, 2024July 19, 2024
The cast and crew of "The Assembly" entering the gates of Auschwitz, Oct. 16, 2022. (SFJFF)
Posted inFilm

S.F. Jewish Film Festival: ‘The Assembly’ sees the Holocaust through young musicians’ eyes

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent July 19, 2024July 22, 2024

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