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Bring in the Light: Tips for Celebrating Chanukah at Home
The holiday of Chanukah marks the rededication of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees in the 2nd century BCE Celebrated for eight nights,...
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Creating a Shared Society in Israel Requires Building Fences, Not Walls
It was one of the most brutal escalations of violence that Barak Loozon, the Federation’s Israel Office Director, had witnessed As mobs roamed the...
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Calmly Cultivating Security and Preparedness
A common principle that unites Jews throughout the Bay Area is the desire to live our lives with pride, purpose, and joy Not just in our homes but in...
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Strong Federation Advocacy at the 2024 JPAC Capitol Summit
With over 500 people in attendance, including our CEO Joy Sisisky and a 20-member Federation contingent, this year’s Jewish Public Affairs...
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Building Connection in Disconnecting Times
By Maia Tchetchik and Wendy Verba Each day our reality changes The news is urging us to stay away from each other when our tendency as Jews is to...
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Embracing a Different Shabbat
Shabbat comes every week However, these past few weeks have been unpredictable due to COVID-19, as will the next ones ahead, which makes for a...
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Search for Lost Bible Scrolls brings San Francisco Author Back Home
The Federation is pleased to announce that its 2020 Anne and Robert Cowan Writers Prize will be given to Chanan Tigay for his book The Lost Book of...
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Finding My Friday with OneTable
A few years ago, I found myself reading a New York Times article that introduced me to OneTable I immediately saw myself in the writer — in the way...
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Debunking Impostor Syndrome
The invitation to apply for Fed Fellows in 2012 felt like it was meant for me I was fresh off of a Federation trip to Sofia and Bulgaria, and having
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Hopeful. Inspired. Transformed.
Guided by the timeless Jewish values of kehilla (community), tzedakah (giving with just intention), and tikkun olam (repairing the world), our work...