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Protesters dressed as oppressed women from the TV series "The Handmaid's Tale" at a protest against the Netanyahu government's proposed judicial reforms outside of the Israeli consulate in San Francisco, July 13, 2023. (Courtesy UnXeptable)
Posted inOur Crowd

Honors, happenings, comings & goings — July 2023

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb July 18, 2023July 19, 2023

Honors Charlotte Fletcher of San Francisco is one of 64 college students from around the world selected for the 2023 cohort of Birthright Israel Excel, a program that awards summer […]

First African Methodist Episcopal Church used the sanctuary of Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland on Feb. 26. (Photo/Virginia Tiger)
Posted inBay Area

After Black church destroyed, Oakland synagogue offers space

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene February 27, 2023February 27, 2023
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf speaks at the “Here I Am” campaign event at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, Oct. 25, 2021. (Photo/Anastasiia Sapon)
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East Bay says ‘Here I Am’ in campaign to curb antisemitism

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf (Photo/Wikimedia)
Posted inBay Area

East Bay officials to address antisemitism at press conference

by J. Staff October 19, 2021October 21, 2021
an older woman happily holds out her arms to greet an old friend in a large synagogue sanctuary
Posted inBay Area

As local rules relax, Bay Area congregations return to their sanctuaries

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 15, 2021October 26, 2021
A Nov. 2020 session of Temple Isaiah's JQuest Hebrew school. (Photo/Courtesy Temple Isaiah)
Posted inEducation

Facing teacher hiring crunch, Jewish religious schools plan job fair

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 11, 2021August 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 

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J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 14, 2021April 14, 2021
Rabbi Mark Bloom leads a socially distanced outdoor Friday night service at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, March 5, 2021. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inReligion

Our Pandemic Year: Bay Area rabbis look ahead to a post-pandemic future

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 11, 2021March 16, 2021
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Posted inPhilanthropy

East Bay synagogues donate 232,000 meals to food bank

by J. Staff December 24, 2020December 24, 2020
Misia Nudler. (Photo/Carol Goldman)
Posted inHonoring the Survivors

Holocaust survivor, 93, recalls horrors, close scrapes — and a new life in Oakland

by Gabriel Greschler December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

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