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Renee Ghert-Zand

Renee Ghert-Zand

Renee Ghert-Zand is a Jerusalem-based freelance journalist. She made aliyah from Palo Alto with her family in June 2014.

Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of "BoJack Horseman" (Photo/Courtesy of Netflix)
Posted inCulture

The local boy who rode ‘BoJack Horseman’ to Netflix fame

Renee Ghert-Zand by Renee Ghert-Zand September 12, 2018September 12, 2018

While growing up in Palo Alto, Raphael Bob-Waksberg was a serious consumer of popular culture. He would watch TV for hours on end and view movies over and over until […]

The Rozens made aliyah from Oakland in 2011.
Posted inIsrael at 70

These ex-Bay Area families are now proud to call Israel home

Renee Ghert-Zand by Renee Ghert-Zand April 17, 2018April 17, 2018
charlson and a room of other dancers strike the same defiant pose
Posted inArt, Dance, Culture, On Stage

San Mateo dancer kicks up her heels in Israeli program

Renee Ghert-Zand by Renee Ghert-Zand June 16, 2017March 23, 2018
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Posted inOpinion

After aliyah from Palo Alto, plunging into new normal

Renee Ghert-Zand by Renee Ghert-Zand July 18, 2014December 29, 2016
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Jewish preschool teachers work on constructivism

Renee Ghert-Zand by Renee Ghert-Zand February 28, 2014December 29, 2016
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Heschel suggests fewer identity surveys and more praying

Renee Ghert-Zand by Renee Ghert-Zand February 21, 2014December 29, 2016
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Brandeis Hillel campuses in Marin and S.F. agree to split

Renee Ghert-Zand by Renee Ghert-Zand February 7, 2014December 29, 2016
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travel | In Jamaica, add Jewish history to rum-and-reggae itinerary

Renee Ghert-Zand by Renee Ghert-Zand January 24, 2014December 29, 2016
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camps & education | Ramah fellows extend camp feeling into the school year

Renee Ghert-Zand by Renee Ghert-Zand January 17, 2014December 29, 2016
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camps & education | S.F.s Hartman Institute helping community to evolve

Renee Ghert-Zand by Renee Ghert-Zand January 17, 2014December 29, 2016

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