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A house on 22nd Avenue in the Sunset District of San Francisco exploded and collapsed on Feb. 9, 2023; the yellow house next door was rented by members at Congregation Adath Israel, who lost everything. (Photo/Sue Barnett)

Jewish family’s home destroyed in Sunset District house explosion

by Maya Mirsky February 13, 2023February 14, 2023

David Garth of San Francisco was in his car in Oakland on Feb. 9 when he got a text from a neighbor asking if he was OK. “I had no […]

the canopy of a tall tree, seen from below

Trees, humans, and the City of San Francisco: A Tu B’Shevat warning

by Rabbi Joel Landau February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland held its first indoor service in a year, March 14, 2021.

Bay Area synagogue doors start to swing open again

by David A.M. Wilensky April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Congregation Emanu-El

Despite green light, not all San Francisco synagogues will open

by Dan Pine October 2, 2020October 14, 2020

Rabbi Mark Bloom streams a live Shabbat service from Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, May 2020. (Photo/Michael Fox)

Covid, race protests, wildfires on tap for High Holiday sermons

by Sue Fishkoff September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

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Aaron Keyak, S.F. native and longtime Jewish political organizer, to head Biden’s national Jewish outreach

by Philissa Cramer and JTA July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

a large room with four men in it praying very far apart

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‘No singing, no Kiddush, no nothing’: Chabads first to reopen for prayer services during pandemic

by Gabe Stutman July 6, 2020