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Detail of the cover of "I Say Shehechiyanu" by Joanne Rocklin and illustrated by Monika Filipina. (Courtesy PJ Library)
Posted inBooks

These children’s books celebrate Jewish pride, joy and resilience

by Vivien Braly and Ellen Holderman February 28, 2025February 28, 2025

It is magical when parents read to their children and even more so when young readers are inspired by the books. Jewish tradition is full of stories that spark conversations […]

Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in Mountain View, 2019 (Photo/JTA-Ian Tuttle-Getty Images)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Which local Jewish institutions shared the $1.3M Zuckerberg-Chan gift?

by Dan Pine October 6, 2021October 7, 2021
From the cover of “Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam” by Fawzia Gilani-Williams.
Posted inOff the Shelf

In the 2010s, Jewish children’s books diversified but emphasized classic values

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 22, 2020February 20, 2020
Drag queen performer Jenayah De Rosario will be featured at a havdalah ceremony at the Lander Grinspoon Academy in Northampton, Mass. (Photo/Courtesy De Rosario; collage/JTA)
Posted inJewish Life

This Jewish day school’s drag queen havdalah ceremony has S.F. roots

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten January 19, 2018January 19, 2018
From the cover of 
Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas," one of many Jewish children's books delivered free to Jewish families across the country
Posted inJewish Life

PJ Library will gives East Bay families $150 to ‘get together’

by J. Staff December 8, 2017

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