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"Jew street," as it is known locally, was once a hub for Judeo-Malayalam, the now endangered language spoken by the Jews of India's Cochin region. (Photo/JTA-Christabel Lobo)
Posted inHistory

The fight to save endangered Jewish languages, from Ladino to Judeo-Malayalam

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 22, 2021March 29, 2021
Rabbi Ruth Adar
Posted inBay Area

‘Coffee Shop Rabbi’ taking over as HaMaqom director

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 19, 2021
Jewlia Eisenberg, the musical polymath behind Charming Hostess, Book of J. and a million other projects, has passed away from a rare autoimmune disease at the age of 50.
Posted inObituaries

In memoriam: Jewlia Eisenberg, a shining star in the musical Jewniverse 

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
Sara Shor "sounds the alarm" about the Line 3 oil pipeline at a March 11 protest in Oakland. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inNews

Jews join Oakland protest as Line 3 oil pipeline draws activists’ ire

by Gabriel Greschler March 12, 2021March 17, 2021
Rabbi Mark Bloom leads a socially distanced outdoor Friday night service at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, March 5, 2021. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inReligion

Our Pandemic Year: Bay Area rabbis look ahead to a post-pandemic future

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 11, 2021March 16, 2021
Sam Fuld playing for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic against the Netherlands in Tokyo, March 13, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Matt Roberts-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Sam Fuld has played for Stanford, Israel and the A’s. Now he’s revamping the Phillies from the front office.

by Rob Charry and JTA March 10, 2021
A vineyard in Israel. (Photo/Courtesy Jeff Morgan)
Posted inCulture

Documentary on Israeli wine turns sour on kosher issue

Jeff Morgan by Jeff Morgan March 10, 2021March 15, 2021
Lines were long as Boichik Bagels opened its doors on Nov. 29, 2019 in Berkeley. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

New York Times declares California bagels better than N.Y.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 9, 2021March 8, 2024
Naomi Newman as Reb Eli in the upcoming Zoom play "God of Vengeance." (Photo/Courtesy Newman)
Posted inTheater

A queer, heretical Yiddish play too edgy for 1907 lives again on Zoom

by Patricia Corrigan March 9, 2021September 14, 2022
Cantor Stephen Saxon was inspired by an interview he heard on KQED to help Tom Ammiano get a long-denied varisty letter.
Posted inBay Area

A varsity letter, 63 years late: East Bay cantor rectifies politician’s homophobic high school snub

by Gabriel Greschler March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

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