Cantor Richard Kaplan, scholar and spirited minyan leader dies at 72 By Alix Wall Sep 23, 2021 Richard Kaplan, the cantor who will be remembered for introducing many of the Mizrachi melodies sung in synagogues in the East Bay — and for what his cantorial colleague Linda Hirschhorn described as “that wonderful, throaty voice that was so tantalizing” — died on Sept. 21, his Hebrew birthday and the first day of Sukkot.… Read More
Lifecycles Lifecycle announcements for the week of Sept. 17, 2021 B’nai Mitzvah Brian Baker Son of Cara and Jonathan Baker, Saturday, Oct. 2 at Peninsula Sinai Congregation in Foster City. Gabrielle Sarina… By J. Staff Sep 17, 2021
Obituaries Obituaries for the week of Sept. 17, 2021 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Terry Hamberger Allan Jan. 2, 1950–Sept. 7, 2021 Born Terry Allan Hamberger in… By J. Staff Sep 17, 2021
Lifecycles Lifecycle announcements for the week of Sept. 3, 2021 Weddings Dr. Ilana Yurkiewicz and Andrew Esensten were married August 8, 2021 at Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden in Palo Alto. Rabbi Jill Cozen-Harel… By J. Staff Sep 3, 2021
Obituaries Obituaries for the week of Sept. 3, 2021 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Richard Steven Rose Richard Steven Rose, brother, father, friend, husband,… By J. Staff Sep 3, 2021
Obituaries Ed Asner, proudly Jewish comic actor, dies at 91 Ed Asner, the Emmy award-winning Jewish actor who trademarked a gruff, flawed, and loving persona as Lou Grant in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Aug 30, 2021
Obituaries Jack Hirschman, S.F. poet laureate and ‘bad Jew,’ dies at 87 Legendary working-class poet Jack Hirschman, a longtime denizen of North Beach who once described himself as “a bad Jew,” died on Aug. 22 at his home in… By Patricia Corrigan Aug 24, 2021
Lifecycles Lifecycle announcements for the week of August 20, 2021 Births Lauren Palmor and David Kiferbaum of Noe Valley, San Francisco are delighted to announce the arrival of their son, Asher Samuel Kiferbaum, born at… By J. Staff Aug 20, 2021
Obituaries Obituaries for the week of Aug. 20, 2021 Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Aviva Schotland March 25, 1982–July 4, 2021 Aviva Schotland passed away on July… By J. Staff Aug 20, 2021