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From Jewish Bulletin to J. – My Journey in the Bay Area Jewish Community

3:51 pm Thursday, July 2, 2009
by elizabeth katzki
My family’s kitchen table has always donned at least one copy of the Jewish Bulletin/J. alongside the San Francisco Chronicle, and from the moment I could read, I picked up the Jewish Bulletin first.

I have grown up reading the J. and remember the transition from Jewish Bulletin to J. and the trepidation that accompanied that change. In 2003, The Jewish Bulletin I had grown up with and learned to trust for the duration of my youth was changing into something more modern, and more accessible to a weekly reader. During the J.’s transition, I was going through a milestone of my own; becoming a Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Emanu-El. I have found that the J. has been a very constant landmark in navigating my way to a Jewish identity, and continues to play this role.

The Jewish Bulletin had been a periodical reminder that the Bay Area has a unique Jewish Community and that I am a part of it. When I was younger, my mother would point out articles she thought I would be interested in for me to read, and as I got older I started reading more articles and choosing the ones I thought would be interesting. Lately, the J. has been something to keep me on track Jewishly; I read, think about, and struggle with almost every article, and learn more about myself through this process.

Now, writing for the J., the evolution is far from complete, but I see it from a different perspective. I am now involved in writing the articles that I read and struggle with, and have a whole new appreciation for the journalistic process, that I am sure will grow and develop even more throughout my summer here at the J.

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