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Rabbi Gordon Freeman wearing the tallit his daughters gave him, which has the names of all his grandchildren on it. He is standing by a painting from The Sh'ma Project, which he and two friends put together.
Posted inJewish Life

Why this local rabbi is embracing his 80s with a second bar mitzvah

by Liz Harris February 15, 2023

On Jan. 1, 2022, the day he turned 82, Gordon Freeman had a sudden realization: Odds were good he’d stay alive for the entire year, and make it to his […]

Letty Cottin Pogrebin, the founder of Ms. Magazine and author, most recently, of "Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy," will kick off the "Go Read It!" series. (Photo/File)
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‘Go Read It!’ Free virtual Contra Costa author series kicks off Sept. 1 

by J. Staff August 17, 2022August 17, 2022
Rabbi Mark Bloom leads a socially distanced outdoor Friday night service at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, March 5, 2021. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inReligion

Our Pandemic Year: Bay Area rabbis look ahead to a post-pandemic future

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 11, 2021March 16, 2021
Congregation Beth Sholom's first in-person service in eight months took place outdoors with ample space between attendees' chairs, Nov. 6, 2020. (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
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In-person Shabbat services? Some Conservative synagogues say yes

David A.M. Wilensky
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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 11, 2020November 12, 2020
Fire fighters working to put out a fire at Congregation B'nai Shalom in Walnut Creek. (Photo/Courtesy Contra Costa County Fire Protection District)
Posted inNews

Brush fire caught early at Walnut Creek synagogue

by Gabriel Greschler June 9, 2020
3d print of the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/Flickr CC BA 2.0)
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Bay Area Jewish orgs respond to coronavirus: Israel trips canceled, but wait and see on local steps

by Gabriel Greschler February 28, 2020March 6, 2020
The Shahvar family (from left) David, Debbie, Jessica, Benjamin and Jonathan
Posted inColumns

For 30 years, Buttercup Diner has put family first

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 18, 2019September 24, 2019
Stein holding a Torah
Posted inBay Area, News

New rabbi in Walnut Creek ‘a breath of fresh air’

Carly Nairn by Carly Nairn March 17, 2017March 19, 2017

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