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A view of downtown Placerville, county seat of El Dorado County. (Photo/Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inLetters

‘Erasing the truth’; broken hearts; Putin is sneaky; etc.

by J. Readers October 11, 2023October 16, 2023
UnXeptable founder Offir Gutelzon at a gathering in support of Israel at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, Oct. 8, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

‘I’ve never felt such helplessness’: Israelis living in Bay Area react to war back home

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 9, 2023October 14, 2023
The cast and crew of "The Assembly" entering the gates of Auschwitz, Oct. 16, 2022. (SFJFF)
Posted inTV & Film

Silicon Valley Jewish film fest: ‘The Assembly’ sees the Holocaust through young musicians’ eyes

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 6, 2023October 9, 2023
Oshrat Ingadashet as Iris in "America," streaming this month through the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival.
Posted inFilm

Two festivals help fill the void for Jewish film buffs on Peninsula

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 4, 2023October 5, 2023
Decorating the sukkah (Photo/Courtesy Hazon)
Posted inUncategorized

Don’t cram Judaism into one day a year — come back for Sukkot

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
Demonstrators shout “Demokratia,” Hebrew for “Democracy,” during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Union Square in San Francisco, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

Hundreds protest ‘Crime Minister’ Netanyahu during his Bay Area trip

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 18, 2023September 18, 2023
Agricultural worker Orfil Serrano waters the flowers at the Half Moon Bay Nursery. (Photo/Bryan Patrick-Courtesy ALAS)
Posted inLocal Voice

California’s farmworkers feed us. This Sukkot, let’s return the favor.

Jamie Beckett by Jamie Beckett September 18, 2023September 18, 2023
The image projected on the walls of the Alcatraz prison, Sept. 17, 2023. (Photo/Haaretz-Courtesy UnXeptable
Posted inU.S.

‘Welcome to Alcatraz, Bibi’: projected image of Netanyahu behind bars greets PM in Bay Area

Amir Tibon by Amir Tibon September 18, 2023September 18, 2023
A High Holiday service at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. (Photo/File)
Posted inBay Area

Amid a wave of hoax bomb threats, here’s how local synagogues are ramping up security for High Holidays

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
Rabbi Sydney Mintz of Congregation Emanu-El blows a shofar at a Sept. 10 rally for Israeli democracy in San Francisco organized by the Israeli expat group UnXeptable. (Photo/Courtesy UnXeptable)
Posted inTech

A major Jewish-led protest will greet Netanyahu in the Bay Area next week

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 12, 2023September 13, 2023

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