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Congregation Rodef Sholom

Greg Berguig hits a two-run homer as the Brandeis/Sherith Israel Lionhearts play the Kol Shofar Maccabees during a softball game at the Tamalpais High School softball field in Mill Valley, June 14, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inSports

5 synagogues step up to the plate in BATS — the Bay Area Torah Softball league

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Greg Berguig gripped the metal bat tightly, his eyes focused on the yellow softball coming his way. His bat connected with a loud “PING!” and drove the ball over the […]

Nancy Bott volunteers as a crossing guard
Posted inBay Area

How Bay Area synagogues are helping immigrants amid the federal crackdown

by Sue Fishkoff March 25, 2026March 27, 2026
Joey Weisenberg (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inMusic

Joey Weisenberg coming to S.F. to help build ‘singing communities’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 14, 2022October 15, 2022
Architectural rendering of Congregation Rodef Sholom's new building, which will be built on the site of the previous one. (Courtesy/Herman Coliver Locus Architecture)
Posted inNews

Gleaming new building on the way for Rodef Sholom in San Rafael

by Dan Pine July 13, 2022July 19, 2022
Redwood High School in Larkspur. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNews

Marin students again targeted with antisemitic social media posts

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 19, 2020November 23, 2020
Cantor Toby Glaser rehearses a prerecorded High Holiday service at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, Aug. 2020. (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inJewish Life

Prerecorded services, backyard worship, a drive-in: finding new ways to uphold tradition this High Holiday season

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 20, 2020August 20, 2020
a crowd of people in masks on a street, some holding signs
Posted inBay Area

Covid-19 outbreak at San Quentin spurs Jewish activism, support

Alix Wall by Alix Wall July 7, 2020
Rabbi Mark Bloom streams a live Shabbat service from Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, May 2020. (Photo/Michael Fox)
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Synagogues begin sketching out plans for post-quarantine reopening

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 15, 2020May 15, 2020
Rabbi Stacey Friedman of Congregation Rodef Sholom livestreams Havdalah with son Eli.
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Silver lining: Huge numbers ‘attend’ online Jewish events

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 13, 2020April 14, 2020
Hilda Namm, 94, survived Kristallnacht and the Shanghai ghetto before coming to the U.S. (Photo/Liz Harris)
Posted inHonoring the Survivors

A post-Kristallnacht escape by ‘the bravest person I know’

by Liz Harris March 26, 2020March 31, 2020

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