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Adam McKinney performs his original dance piece "HaMapah." (Photo/Courtesy Lafotographeuse)
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Dancing across a ‘map’ of his diverse heritage at Emanu-El

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 13, 2019September 13, 2019
A police officer stands guard outside Temple Sinai, a synagogue just a half-mile away from the Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, the site of a mass shooting on Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Swensen-Getty Images)
Posted inBay Area

The new normal? Bay Area synagogues rethink security

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 25, 2019August 8, 2019
Koolulam founder and frontman Ben Yefet leading a singalong at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, May 2019. (Photo/Peter G. Marcus)
Posted inMusic

WATCH: Koolulam’s San Francisco singalong video drops

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 12, 2019
Koolulam leads a group performance of "One Love" by Bob Marley at the Tower of David in Jerusalem, June 14, 2018. (Photo/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Israeli singalong sensation Koolulam’s West Coast debut coming to S.F.

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent May 21, 2019May 22, 2019
Rabbi Ryan Bauer of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco speaks at the National Convening on Jewish Poverty in San Francisco, March 19 (Photo/Courtesy Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Posted inNews

More local Jews struggle with poverty than you might think

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 17, 2019April 18, 2019
Rabbi Ryan Bauer of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco speaks at the National Convening on Jewish Poverty in San Francisco, March 19 (Photo/Courtesy Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Posted inNews

National conference in S.F. explores Jewish poverty

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 1, 2019April 1, 2019
Perla Batalla with her mentor, Leonard Cohen. (Photo/Courtesy Perla Batalla)
Posted inMusic

Leonard Cohen’s backup singer to pay tribute to mentor in S.F.

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 14, 2019March 13, 2019
two men light candles in the middle of a packed sanctuary
Posted inBay Area

At Bay Area vigils, a show of solidarity

by J. Staff October 29, 2018December 2, 2018
Marc Benioff in 2016 (Photo/Kimberly White-Getty Images for GLAAD)
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Tech mogul Marc Benioff blows shofar, buys Time magazine

by JTA September 21, 2018September 21, 2018
A classic summer camp song session at Camp Nai Nai Nai (Photo/Shelly Howe)
Posted inBay Area, Northern California, News

Jewish millennials let down their hair at summer camp in the redwoods

Shoshana Hebshi by Shoshana Hebshi September 7, 2018September 6, 2018

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