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A JFCS volunteer at the Mitzvah Makers event
Posted inAround the Bay

Upcoming events: Jonathan Safran Foer. Mitzvah Makers. Jewish music.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

So much happens in our community every day that it can be hard to sift through all of the events. We’re highlighting a few here, in every corner of the […]

A 300-pound plaster sphinx head from Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 film "The Then Commandments," which was buried along with the rest of the set under the sand at Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes for almost a century. (Courtesy Dunes Center)
Posted inPassover

10 things to do with your kids during Passover in Northern California

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(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
Seder table
Posted inPassover

Passover events in the Bay Area keep on coming

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 1, 2026April 3, 2026
A goat stands near a fence at Berkeley’s Urban Adamah, which will host a Passover Family Festival on March 29. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inJewish Life

Upcoming events: Passover festivities. Shadow puppets. Wartime play.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 24, 2026March 24, 2026
Photo taken by Dena Fox, 10, at the JCCSF Purim party. (Dena Fox)
Posted inKids & Family

J. sent ‘kid reporters’ to Purim parties with disposable cameras

Yael Bright by Yael Bright March 19, 2026March 25, 2026
Passover crafts for kids
Posted inPassover

Passover crafts, puppet shows, music, seders for kids in the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 19, 2026March 19, 2026
"Our Class" play
Posted inAround the Bay

Upcoming events: ‘All-Girl Swing Bands.’ Wartime play. ‘Unlearning Jewish Anxiety.’

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 17, 2026March 17, 2026
Aleph Preschool of Marin is welcoming young children to “a Jewish early learning experience to set them up for a lifetime of Jewish engagement,” said Adina Landa, co-director of Chabad of Novato. (Courtesy Adina Landa)
Posted inKids & Family

New Novato preschool setting tots up for ‘lifetime of Jewish engagement’

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 4, 2026March 4, 2026
Kids in Purim costumes
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Upcoming events: Feminist art. Black and Jewish. Celebrate Purim.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight March 3, 2026March 3, 2026
Rabbis Noah Westreich and Rena Singer followed the “Wicked” theme for a Purim event, hosted by Congregation Emanu-El at Manny’s in San Francisco in March 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPurim

UPDATED: Where to celebrate Purim around the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

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