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Family of five in front of a stone arch
Posted inOpinion

My family trip to Israel made me realize I’ve felt so alone

Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman by Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman February 21, 2024February 22, 2024

Desta Ethiopian Cafe

by Desta February 21, 2024March 30, 2026
The word Hamas encircled by a heart
Posted inBay Area

Pro-Hamas graffiti scrawled along Oakland’s Lake Merritt over weekend

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman February 20, 2024February 21, 2024
Sirgout Badana adds "alicha ater kik," Ethiopian yellow split peas, to a to-go box at Desta Ethiopian Cafe in Oakland, Feb. 14, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Desta Ethiopian Cafe in East Bay joins a short list of local kosher destinations

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 16, 2024February 23, 2024
Left: Nathaniel Solomon at Chabad House Berkeley (Photo/Andrew Esensten). Right: Obi Clark at Temple Beth Abraham. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inReligion

Meet two local Jews whose paths to Judaism went through Rastafari

Andrew EsenstenLea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Andrew Esensten and Lea Loeb February 16, 2024February 21, 2024
Matisyahu performs in concert during the "Hold The Fire Tour" at Stubb's in Austin, Texas, Feb. 10, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Rick Kern-Getty Images)
Posted inMusic

Matisyahu concerts in the Southwest canceled after pro-Palestinian activists protest

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer February 16, 2024
Holocaust survivor Lisa Brinner (left) with California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond at an event at El Cerrito High School last month. (Photo/Courtesy California Department of Education)
Posted inEducation

CA Department of Education brings survivor testimony to Bay Area schools

by Ryan Torok February 15, 2024February 16, 2024
Kidney recipient Paul (left), who asked to remain anonymous, wraps tefillin with kidney donor Rabbi Raleigh Resnick in the hospital. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inNews

Pleasanton rabbi donates a kidney to save the life of a congregant

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva February 12, 2024February 21, 2024
Eden Shmuel, 32, recounts surviving the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im, Israel, at a private home in Piedmont, Feb. 8, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

Telling her story in Bay Area helps Oct. 7 Nova massacre survivor ‘live again’

by Sue Fishkoff February 9, 2024February 9, 2024
Steve Fankuchen died in January at the age of 79. (Photo/Courtesy of Eric Smith)
Posted inObituaries

Steve Fankuchen, quirky local champion of Jewish avant-garde, dies at 79

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

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