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Susan Aronovsky visits with her 94-year-old father, Albert Stark, at the S.F. Campus for Jewish Living on March 29, the first time they had seen each other in over a year. (Photo/Camille Cohen)
Posted inOpinion

Getting vaccinated isn’t about you — it’s about all of us

by J. Editorial Board April 29, 2021April 29, 2021
UCSF's Dr. Robert Wachter was part of a Federation-sponsored webinar on post-pandemic reopening in the Jewish community.
Posted inBay Area

Communal leaders fire questions at doctor as they plan post-pandemic reopenings

by Sue Fishkoff April 22, 2021April 22, 2021
Dana Sheanin is the CEO of Jewish LearningWorks.
Posted inFirst Person

Jewish life, Covid-19 and the rebuilding power of women

Dana Sheanin (Photo/Courtesy Jewish LearningWorks) by Dana Sheanin April 20, 2021April 27, 2021
A note to Pandemic Panties wearers: "Put on one leg at a time."
Posted inNews

How these women turned a cheeky joke into ‘Pandemic Panties’

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent April 19, 2021April 19, 2021
Vic and Linda Milhoan explore “Levi Strauss: A History of American Style” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Photo/Forward-Sarah Brown)
Posted inCulture

Contemporary Jewish Museum welcomes back in-person guests

by Sarah Brown and Forward April 19, 2021April 19, 2021
An Israeli woman has her temperature taken before entering the Mahane Yehuda market in Israel, June 16, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Starting Sunday, Israelis won’t be required to wear masks outdoors

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 16, 2021
Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland held its first indoor service in a year, March 14, 2021.
Posted inReligion

Bay Area synagogue doors start to swing open again 

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 14, 2021April 14, 2021
The El Al departure counter at Ben Gurion International Airport, Feb. 27, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jack Guez-AFP via Getty)
Posted inNews

Israel to allow vaccinated tour groups starting in May

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 14, 2021
Susan Aronovsky visits with her 94-year-old father, Albert Stark, at the S.F. Campus for Jewish Living on March 29, the first time they had seen each other in over a year. (Photo/Camille Cohen)
Posted inNews

‘The worst is over’: Senior homes reopen for visits after lonely year

by Gabriel Greschler April 13, 2021April 16, 2021
Shir Yaakov Feit sings the first of 70 melodies he wrote for the Book of Psalms at the beginning of the pandemic. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inCulture

Inspired by the pandemic, Jewish musicians are rolling out a year’s worth of spiritual ‘healing songs’

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

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