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San Francisco Public Works employees have been distributing free sand bags to residents throughout the recent rains. (Photo/Twitter via S.F. Public Works)
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UPDATED: After heavy rains, Bay Area synagogues deal with storm fallout 

by J. Staff January 9, 2023January 11, 2023

Updated Jan. 11 with information on Congregation B’nai Israel in Sacramento. As the Bay Area readies for more wet weather this month, local synagogues are reporting a number of effects […]

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Sixth-grade synagogue singer belts out anthem at Santa Cruz Warriors game

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss December 20, 2022December 20, 2022
an older woman happily holds out her arms to greet an old friend in a large synagogue sanctuary
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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
U.S. Air Force firefighters from Edwards Air Force Base, seen here extinguishing a fire in Vacaville Aug. 21, have been deployed across the North Bay to help contain the wildfires. (Photo/U.S. Air Force-Nicholas Pilch)
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Bay Area Jewish community shaken as three major wildfires encroach

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A Black Lives Matter sign outside the White House during a protest in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, June 7, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Aurora Samperio-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Over 400 Jewish groups and synagogues sign letter supporting Black Lives Matter

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

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