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Debbie Coutant stands in a converted shower at Congregation Shir Hadash, which is readying to house an immigrant family under threat of deportation. (Photo/Rob Gloster)
Posted inNews

Los Gatos shul ready to become sanctuary synagogue

by Rob Gloster January 10, 2018March 19, 2018
Mazon's "This is Hunger" truck/exhibit will be at locations around the Bay Area through Jan. 23, 2018. (Photo/Courtesy Mazon)
Posted inNews

Mazon’s ‘This Is Hunger’ truck rolls into Bay Area

by J. Staff January 9, 2018January 10, 2018
Bernie Marcus started playing the piano at age 80. (Photo/Rob Gloster)
Posted inSeniors

Spied for Israel, worked for McCarthy, met the Watergate perps — and still going at 95

by Rob Gloster January 3, 2018January 3, 2018
Daryl Messinger of Palo Alto, chair of the Union for Reform Judaism board of trustees, addressing the record crowd of 6,000 at URJ Biennial in Boston, Dec. 7, 2017 (Photo/Courtesy URJ)
Posted inNews

Israel, sexual assault and the future weigh on largest-ever Reform gathering

by Penny Schwartz December 12, 2017March 19, 2018
Rabbi Yosef Langer of Chabad of S.F. lights the Bill Graham menorah in Union Square in 2014. (Photo/Natalie Schrik)
Posted inJewish Life

Kindle the lights and pass the latkes — menorah lightings around the Bay

by J. Staff December 12, 2017December 13, 2017
Posted inTheater

Award-winning Hanukkah book gets stage debut in Mountain View

by Rob Gloster December 4, 2017March 23, 2018
Nathan Slor (Photo/Goni Riskin)
Posted inCulture

Musician’s ode to 2 famous Israelis: grandpa and mom

by Rob Gloster December 3, 2017March 23, 2018
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, at the “People, Land, Book” exhibit at San Jose State. (Photo/Rob Gloster)
Posted inNews

‘People, Book, Land’ of Israel — traveling exhibit on Bay Area campuses

by Rob Gloster December 1, 2017December 1, 2017
Soon-to-be-cantor Jessica Leash is one of the founders of Ha-Emek, which has since rearranged itself into Silicon Valley Jewish Meetup.
Posted inJew in the Pew

Year-old congregation is a well of Renewal in a valley of tech

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 30, 2017June 10, 2026
Chabad of North Peninsula's coin-collecting menorah
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With coin-collection menorah, San Mateo students to raise ‘gelt’ for fire victims

by J. Staff November 29, 2017December 5, 2017

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