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oct. 7

Rabbi Amanda Russell chants the opening lines of the Torah as an entire scroll is unrolled during the Simchat Torah celebration at Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco on Oct. 14. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
Posted inJew in the Pew

Simchat Torah: ‘I need to dance with some Jews ASAP’

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky October 15, 2025October 15, 2025
Hannah Zilberstein lights a yahrzeit candle during a commemoration for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Oct. 5, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

At early Oct. 7 gatherings, Bay Area Jews seek comfort among one another

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi October 6, 2025October 6, 2025
Attendees of a Wilderness Torah gathering for Sukkot perform a version of the ancient Simchat Beit Hashoeivah ritual in 2022. (Julia Maryanska/Courtesy Wilderness Torah)
Posted inLocal Voice

After Oct. 7, Sukkot forces us to balance pain and celebration

by Zion Nadav September 30, 2025September 30, 2025
Oct. 7 survivor Sabine Taasa
Posted inTV

HBO Max’s Oct. 7 series can help ‘change the narrative,’ survivor says in Bay Area

by Sue Fishkoff September 19, 2025September 30, 2025
Lee Miller protests
Posted inBay Area

Jewish teacher loses case against S.F. union on appeal

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss September 4, 2025September 4, 2025
UnXeptable rally goers shout shame in Hebrew
Posted inBay Area

Pro-Israel, anti-Netanyahu rally in S.F.: Bring them home, end war, boost Gaza aid

by Sue Fishkoff August 18, 2025August 18, 2025
Painting of Moses from the Torah
Posted inTorah

Even when violence is sanctioned, it must lead to peace — or forever mark our souls

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon July 17, 2025July 17, 2025
Trauma therapists Jaclyn Wolfman (left) and Miri Bar-Halpern are co-authors of a paper about the ways Jewish fears of antisemitism or distress over the Oct. 7 attacks have been dismissed or downplayed. (Courtesy)
Posted inIdeas

‘Traumatic invalidation’: Therapists name the way Jewish fear has been ignored since Oct. 7

by Andrew Silow-Carroll June 11, 2025June 11, 2025
Aziz Abu Sarah (left) and Maoz Inon, seen here after after addressing congressional leaders in Washington D.C., will talk about their efforts as peace activists at three upcoming local events. (Courtesy InterAct International)
Posted inBay Area

A Palestinian and an Israeli who united for peace after Oct. 7 coming to Bay Area

Jew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss June 6, 2025June 6, 2025
A man holds a picture of kidnapped American-Israeli hostages Gad Haggai and Judith Lynne Weinstein during a rally outside the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 26, 2023. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

IDF recovers remains of American-Israeli couple killed on Oct. 7

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer June 5, 2025June 5, 2025

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