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Our Pandemic Year

a white man with a black mask over her nose and mouth stands at the front of a classroom
Posted inOpinion

The local Jewish response to Covid has shown us at our best

by J. Editorial Board March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

Resilience, persistence, ingenuity and generosity. These watchwords aptly describe the Bay Area Jewish community’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. As we mark the somber anniversary of California’s statewide shelter-in-place order, […]

Jewish Vocational Services helped Monica Rivera get a job right as the pandemic began. (Photo/Courtesy JVS)
Posted inNews

Our Pandemic Year: Change is here to stay, say heads of local Jewish agencies

by Gabriel Greschler March 17, 2021March 17, 2021
A middle school student at Brandeis Marin at an outdoor classroom, February 2021. (Photo/Anya Shuteroff)
Posted inEducation

Our Pandemic Year: Jewish day schools had to relearn the ABCs of teaching

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
Artist Naomie Kremer giving a virtual tour of her painting exhibit “Embodiment” at Modernism in San Francisco, which closed temporarily due to the pandemic.
Posted inCulture

Our Pandemic Year: Artists faced a choice — pivot or perish

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 15, 2021October 15, 2024
Oshman Family JCC in July 2020, after the facility had been mostly deserted for months due to the pandemic. (Photo/Seth Leslie)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Our Pandemic Year: 12 months of frenzied fundraising and philanthropy

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 12, 2021March 16, 2021
Rabbi Mark Bloom leads a socially distanced outdoor Friday night service at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, March 5, 2021. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inReligion

Our Pandemic Year: Bay Area rabbis look ahead to a post-pandemic future

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 11, 2021March 16, 2021

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