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Ezra Furman performs in London, England, August 14, 2019. (Photo /JTA-Robin Little-Redferns)
Posted inMusic

On Twitter, Jewish trans musician Ezra Furman calls out Orthodox queerphobia

by Evelyn Frick and Hey Alma January 17, 2023January 17, 2023
Posted inBooks

Q&A: Raising kids in two worlds and two languages, without a map

by Sue Fishkoff January 12, 2023January 12, 2023
photo of a black man in a suit, with the san francisco skyline in the background
Posted inNews

How Federation’s impact lending program helps this Oakland business thrive

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene January 11, 2023
"Two Work Tools," 2005 by Rina Kimche (Photo/Courtesy BAMPFA)
Posted inCulture

Archaeology-inspired Israeli ceramicist Rina Kimche gets first U.S. solo show in Berkeley

by Dan Pine January 11, 2023January 11, 2023
San Francisco Public Works employees have been distributing free sand bags to residents throughout the recent rains. (Photo/Twitter via S.F. Public Works)
Posted inNews

UPDATED: After heavy rains, Bay Area synagogues deal with storm fallout 

by J. Staff January 9, 2023January 11, 2023
Artist Julie Weitz tries on a tallit katan prototype. (Photo/Courtesy Tzitzit Project.)
Posted inJewish Life

Embracing their place on ‘the fringes,’ queer artists reimagine Jewish ritual garments for all bodies

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA January 4, 2023January 4, 2023
Members of the choirs of Temple Sinai of Oakland and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Berkeley in Israel
Posted inMusic

Temple and church choirs sing across Israel on interfaith trip

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 3, 2023January 4, 2023
Oakland school board member Nick Resnick with his sons Jude (left) and Dylan. (Photo/Courtesy Resnick for Oakland School Board)
Posted inBay Area

This Oakland Jewish dad is the first transgender person to serve on a California school board

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene December 16, 2022December 20, 2022
The Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus. (Photo/Tristan Harward via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNews

Department of Education to investigate UC Berkeley amid law school Zionism controversy

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 15, 2022December 15, 2022
Dynamo in San Francisco is known for its fancy, artisanal doughnuts. (Photo/dynamodonut.com)
Posted inFood

Where to get a great box of doughnuts in the Bay Area this Hanukkah

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky December 13, 2022November 20, 2023

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