Outside, 1,500 protesters shouted, waved bloodied Israeli flags and “Free Palestine” signs, blocked the road with their cars and flipped off arriving guests. Inside, 220 supporters of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces cried, sang “Hatikvah,” held two minutes of silence for those murdered and killed in the current war, and raised $1 million to […]

https://jweekly.com/2023/11/11/friends-of-the-idf-fundraiser-disrupted-by-raucous-protesters-on-peninsula/

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A rally Friday afternoon on the UC Berkeley campus drew about 250 Jewish students and their supporters to Sproul Plaza, with one clear message: Bring the hostages home.  “Bring them home! Bring them home!” shouted the mostly student crowd leading chants from the plaza steps, as supporters looked on. Several campus groups were represented, including […]

https://jweekly.com/2023/10/27/hundreds-rally-at-uc-berkeley-to-demand-action-on-gaza-hostages/

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BA-end-comment  693 word count nw Key phrase: remote callers, Walnut Creek, El Cerrito, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Livermore, Sonoma County, city council, board of supervisors, antisemitism, racism, anti-LGBTQ Meta: A practice that began during the Covid-19 pandemic of letting people make public comments via phone or Zoom has been commandeered by white supremacists. Internal/external link: […]

https://jweekly.com/2023/10/06/more-bay-area-governments-end-remote-comments-to-stop-antisemitic-rants/

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Looking for the perfect meal to eat in your sukkah during Sukkot from Sept. 29 through Oct. 6? Start with this lamb pita casserole. Served with a delicious tahini sauce, it’s a recipe that comes together fast, can be prepared in advance, and is tasty either hot out of the oven or at room temperature. […]

https://jweekly.com/2023/09/22/filled-and-grilled-this-pita-casserole-is-ideal-for-sukkot/

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Alyssa Mitchel is the rare choreographer who has found direct inspiration in the philosophy of Martin Buber, who mapped the metaphorical dance between individuals as they meet and interact with each other. A rising talent in the Bay Area dance scene, the 30-year-old San Francisco native will present the world premiere of her work “Regard” […]

https://jweekly.com/2023/07/21/inspired-by-buber-this-choreographer-is-transforming-a-cjm-gallery-with-a-dance-experiment/

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