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A woman poses with two loaves of bread shaped a 6 and a 0
Posted inSeniors

60 ways to leave your 50s: How I turned a big birthday into a tzedakah project

by Beth Astor Freeman October 14, 2024October 15, 2024
Shifra Elman, dean of Jewish studies, dances with students at a schoolwide Simchat Torah celebration. (Courtesy Kehillah School)
Posted inEducation

Kehillah high school in Palo Alto drops ‘Jewish’ from its name, sparking backlash from alumni and others

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 10, 2024October 16, 2024
Jake Walman during a preseason game against the Anaheim Ducks, Sept. 24, 2024, in San Jose, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Sharks coach and two players among Jews to watch in the NHL’s 2024-2025 season

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis October 10, 2024October 10, 2024
"The Tunnel," one of the pieces included in Simcha Toledano Moyal's "The Scream"
Posted inBooks

‘The Scream’ amplifies Israeli voices sharing their pain through poetry, art, prose

by Sue Fishkoff October 4, 2024November 21, 2024
A large crowd fills Civic Center for a rally during a Jewish Unity March against antisemitism in San Francisco on Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

One year after Oct. 7, how do we maintain Zionist unity?

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner October 4, 2024October 2, 2024
a man wears and American flag as a cape and a woman waves an Israeli flag in the air. they are in a large crowd with the US capitol building in the background.
Posted inU.S.

‘I discovered I’m much more Israeli than I thought’: How Oct. 7 changed being Israeli in America

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis October 2, 2024October 2, 2024
a man stands arms akimbo in front of a large mural of a yellow ribbon
Posted inLocal Voice

A tale of two street murals about the Israel-Hamas war

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 1, 2024October 1, 2024
a book with hebrew text lies amid rubble
Posted inPhotography

Photojournalist Ziv Koren’s up-close photos of Oct. 7 horrors coming to Bay Area

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 30, 2024October 1, 2024
This photo by Tal Goldstein will be in the "October Rain" community art exhibit at the Los Gatos JCC in October. (Tal Goldstein)
Posted inArt

‘Even if we look normal, we are not’: Anguish pours out of ‘October Rain’ exhibit in Los Gatos

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 27, 2024September 27, 2024
Members of the Reform community Shirat Ha-Yam celebrate Passover in Odesa, Ukraine. (Courtesy Elena Izmailova)
Posted inUncategorized

Jewish communities in Ukraine get a lifeline from Peninsula synagogue

by Sue Fishkoff September 25, 2024September 26, 2024

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