Bay Area
Jewish café owner in S.F. faces protests for being a ‘Zionist gentrifier’
Last night, a crowd of some 15 protesters gathered in front of a cozy café and bar at the corner of Valencia and 16th streets in the heart of the Mission…
Bay Area
Best events to celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the ‘new year of the trees’
Tu B’Shevat, or “new year of the trees,” began as an agricultural festival in Israel, marking the start of spring. Today the focus has turned to…
Bay Area
Humanist Jews to hold conference in Bay Area
Cantors Jonathan Friedmann and Deborah Davis will be among the featured speakers in a weekend conference focusing on Jewish musical history and songs at…
Obituaries
Jane Kahn, 64, humanitarian and fighter for the underdog
The Bay Area Jewish community lost one of its brightest lights with the death of Jane Kahn on Dec. 26, 2018. She was 64. Jane was a model of tikkun olam…
Tech
Cannatech is new focus for California Israel Chamber of Commerce
After years of focusing on promoting Israeli high-tech startups in the Silicon Valley, the California Israel Chamber of Commerce is expanding its scope to…
Bay Area
‘Food for Thought’ and more at this year’s Jewbilee
The Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos is scheduled to present its annual Jewbilee: A Day of Jewish Learning on Sunday, Jan. 13. Taking on the theme “Food…
Northern California
Hebrew Free Loan helps out furloughed federal workers
Hebrew Free Loan is offering interest-free bridge loans to Jewish furloughed federal employees or contractors who live in Northern California. The loans…
Sports
Jewish slugger Youkilis, now a Bay Area brewery owner, on Hall of Fame ballot
Former Jewish major leaguer Kevin Youkilis, who settled in the Bay Area after his retirement from baseball in 2014, is making his debut on this year’s…
Bay Area
East Bay parents trying to save twins from rare Ashkenazi disease
Gabi Ilinetsky was a happy new mother, overjoyed with her 3-month-old twins, Yoel and Yael. But she was starting to get an odd feeling about Yoel’s…