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Afikomen Judaica

Protesters dressed as oppressed women from the TV series "The Handmaid's Tale" at a protest against the Netanyahu government's proposed judicial reforms outside of the Israeli consulate in San Francisco, July 13, 2023. (Courtesy UnXeptable)
Posted inOur Crowd

Honors, happenings, comings & goings — July 2023

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb July 18, 2023July 19, 2023

Honors Charlotte Fletcher of San Francisco is one of 64 college students from around the world selected for the 2023 cohort of Birthright Israel Excel, a program that awards summer […]

One of Afikomen's popular #WhatsCookingForShabbos videos on Instagram
Posted inSmall Bites

Sababa expands; Afikomen’s ‘What’s Cooking for Shabbos’ is an Instagram hit

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 26, 2022April 28, 2022
a boy and a woman, both wearing T-shirts that say "Yo Semite"
Posted inNews

Bay Area local’s ‘Yo Semite’ T-shirt back in spotlight following Trump mispronunciation

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
A sign announces the closure of Yves’ Jewelry and Judaica. (Laura Paull)
Posted inBay Area, News

Another Judaica store, Yves’ Jewelry & Judaica, is throwing in the tallit

Laura Pall by Laura Paull February 3, 2020February 3, 2020
From the cover of "The Chanukah Bears of Marin Circle" written by Hope Alper and illustrated by Jennifer Silverman.
Posted inHolidays

The story of Berkeley roundabout’s bear cubs becomes Hanukkah children’s book

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 4, 2019December 4, 2019
Rabbi Zac Kamenetz during his first psilocybin experience at Johns Hopkins University (Photo/Courtesy Kamenetz)
Posted inJewish Life

Can psychedelics heal the Jewish people? This rabbi is exploring that question.

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 20, 2019May 12, 2020
After a recent burglary, neighbors and other local business owners left messages of support on the boarded up window of Afikomen Judaica in Berkeley. (Photo/Courtesy Afikomen Judaica)
Posted inBay Area

Berkeley’s beloved Afikomen Judaica store burglarized

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 25, 2019
Stephanie Levin, director of programs at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center, and Rabbi Stephanie Kramer of Congregation Shomrei Torah with Judaica Gift Baskets for fire victims, Dec. 2017 (Photo/Caroline Poland)
Posted inNews

Baskets of Judaica brighten Hanukkah for fire-affected families

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn December 6, 2017December 6, 2017

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