In a major move by two local adult Jewish educational programs, Lehrhaus Judaica is acquiring Kevah’s Small Groups program. The change will take place on July 1. Kevah, which was founded in Berkeley in 2008 with a mission of empowering individuals to create their own Jewish learning opportunities, currently runs 32 Jewish study groups, primarily…
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Kids & Family
Wilderness Torah expands as adherents age into parenthood
Nature Deficit Disorder. It’s a thing. And Berkeley-based Wilderness Torah wants to teach Jewish parents the antidote: Send the kids outdoors. Since its…
Summer Camp
Mural brings Camp Newman spirit to temporary home
Like other Bay Area Jews with a connection to Camp Newman, the teens at Contra Costa Midrasha were devastated by the news that the camp had burned down in…
Parenting
Kindergarten, carefree no more
In a few weeks, my son’s kindergarten class will have a “step-up” ceremony to recognize the students’ completion of the school year and ascension to first…
Bay Area
Controversial Arab cultural group wins SF school district contract
Three years ago, the San Francisco Unified School District held up a proposal to grant the Arab Resource and Organizing Committee (AROC) a contract to…
Education
Major new teen initiative launches in Bay Area
In the early 1990s, Debra Sagan Massey was a young adult working as a youth director at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, and Mike Friedman was one…
Opinion
#MeToo goes to summer camp
The #MeToo movement has empowered women to speak up against harassment and abuse. It is heartening to see many men standing as allies and organizations…
Comics
When comic books taught American teens about the Holocaust
In 2008, famed comic book artist Neal Adams and Holocaust historian Rafael Medoff teamed up to create a comic about Dina Babbitt, a Czech Jewish artist…
Education
Model citizens: students walk the runway for a good cause
“Deep-breathing exercises,” said sophomore Eliza Aiken, explaining what was keeping her and her fellow students behind the curtains calm and relaxed. The…