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Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco performs at Manny's, December 2019. (Photo/Gail Rubman)
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Jewish Folk Chorus of S.F. returns with tribute to Oakland klezmer legend Adrienne Cooper

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

Poppy Bagels

by Julie Mitrani May 16, 2023March 30, 2026
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Don Chaiken, dedicated East Bay philanthropist, dies at 86

by Dan Pine May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
(Images courtesy of Max Fefer and Hit Point Press/Design by Mollie Suss)
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With goblins, spellcasters and holiday heroes, board game makers are imagining new Jewish worlds

by Lindsay Eanet May 12, 2023
Blowing the shofar for religious school students at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. (Photo/Facebook-Congregation Emanu-El)
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How a national drop in religious school attendance is affecting Bay Area Jews

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 11, 2023May 12, 2023

Boichik Bagels – Berkeley Factory

by [email protected] May 11, 2023March 4, 2026
The Ferris Wheels, with Rabbi Yehuda Ferris front and center, plays at the Bay Street Mall menorah lighting in Emeryville in 2021. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inMusic

The Ferris Wheels, a Chabad rabbi’s cover band, mix classic rock with Jewish ruach

by Dan Pine May 11, 2023May 12, 2023
(From left) Christine Dwyer, Leo Ash Evens and Nkrumah Gatling in "Ragtime" at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, June 2-26. TheatreWorks is one of dozens of Bay Area arts institutions to receive grants from the Koret Foundation announced May 8, 2023. (Photo/David Allen)
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Koret Foundation injects $6M into Bay Area’s major arts institutions

by J. Staff May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
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Q&A: How this psychologist lets your face do the talking

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The Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus. (Photo/Tristan Harward via Wikimedia Commons)
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UC Berkeley hit with public records suit from pro-Israel group

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 9, 2023May 9, 2023

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