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Shoshana, Yossi and Dan Fendel will teach at the East Bay JCC's Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
Posted inReligion

Three generations pulling Shavuot all-nighter in Berkeley

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 6, 2019
Service with a smile: Ayal Amzel has been running Yali’s Café in Berkeley for two decades. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

20 years of Yali’s Café, a mom-and-pop UC Berkeley mainstay

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 6, 2019September 24, 2019
The S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund is making changes to its board.
Posted inHistory

What is a Jewish federation, anyway?

by J. Staff June 5, 2019
Staff changes at Urban Adamah (from left): Adam Weisberg, a founding board member, is the new incoming executive director; Ayelet Krieger will continue as associate executive director; and Adam Berman, founder and current executive director, is the incoming president, a new top position at the organization.
Posted inNews

Leadership changes at Urban Adamah, as founder steps into new top role

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 3, 2019June 10, 2019
The East Bay and S.F.-based Jewish federations were founded when the Bay Area was a less connected place. But things started change long ago, with the construction of the Bay Bridge, seen here taking shape in 1935.
Posted inOpinion

Why we’re working together for a stronger Jewish Bay Area

Danny GrossmanLisa TabakRabbi Andrew Kastner by Danny Grossman, Lisa Tabak and Rabbi Andrew Kastner June 3, 2019May 31, 2019
Moe Berg was a major league catcher for 15 years. (Photo/Courtesy Irwin Berg)
Posted inCulture

The myth of Moe Berg, ‘The Spy Behind Home Plate’

by Michael Fox May 31, 2019
Molly Jaffe (left), Ruth Krumbein and Rich Fox get ready for the East Bay Federation’s Super Sunday fundraiser on Feb. 11, 1990.
Posted inNews

As Bay Area Jewish federations consolidate, what does it mean for the community?

by Dan Pine May 30, 2019June 3, 2019
Chef-owner Mark Liberman plates a salad at the opening party for Mägo in Oakland. (Photo/Isabel Baer)
Posted inColumns

The magician behind Mägo, the hotly anticipated Piedmont Ave. bistro opening soon

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 24, 2019September 24, 2019
a father holds a plate of food and his young daughter, who is drinking juice, at an outdoor event
Posted inNews

Contra Costa JCC is back — as partner of East Bay JCC

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 23, 2019May 29, 2019
Some of the greasy delights on their way to the Bay Area as Israeli burger joint Burgerim expands (Photo/Burgerim Instagram)
Posted inColumns

Israeli burger chain Burgerim planning big Northern California expansion

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

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