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 ballot for the Hall of Fame. A player first becomes eligible five years after retiring; if Youkilis isn’t named by at least 5 percent of the media members who…
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JCHS boys soccer loses in championship game after historic run
The long and historic boys soccer season at Jewish Community High School of the Bay is finally over after an unprecedented run to the divisional…
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The former shul president with 70 marathons under his belt
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Historic wins for JCHS in soccer and volleyball
The boys soccer team at Jewish Community High School of the Bay is on its way to the championship game in its division for the first time, matching the…
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Political laughs from Brownstein and Haddish
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Baseball talker joins Jewish sports hall of fame
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Bay Area Uruguayan Jews (who knew?!) look for World Cup win
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Culture
Celebrating life on the road from Auschwitz to Krakow
Third in a week-long series of dispatches from the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival Wearing a kippah under his bicycle helmet and a tallit beneath his…
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World Cup 2018: 7 Jewish stories to watch
Although soccer’s popularity seems to be on the rise in the U.S., this year’s edition of the World Cup might be something of a downer for American Jews…