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Kerry Philp 415.512.6218 KerryP@sfjcf.org San Francisco, CA – The Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay are coming together with the San Francisco-based Jewish [...]

Lag B’Omer will begin at sundown on May 22. Outside of Israel, Lag B’Omer may not be a well-known Jewish holiday. Some may know that there’s a bonfire involved, but what exactly are we [...]

The Gershberg/Kazak Family of Concord Kseniya and Ruslan live in Concord with Lawrence (age 6) and Layla (age 1). They are a Russian speaking family. Kseniya’s family fled from the Soviet Union [...]

The Wall Family of San Ramon Lara and Jeremy live in San Ramon with Gabby (age 8), Jilly (age 2), and Levi (8 months). They recently joined Beth Chaim Congregation, where Gabby attends power hour [...]

The Traugott/Moreau Family of San Leandro Ariel and Eric live in Berkeley with their children Jonah (almost 8!) and Ellie (age 5). They moved to Berkeley 11 years ago from New York and have found [...]

The Berson Family of Berkeley Ariel and Eric live in Berkeley with their children Jonah (almost 8!) and Ellie (age 5). They moved to Berkeley 11 years ago from New York and have found a wonderful [...]

The Bell Family of El Cerrito Rabbi Yanky and Shternie live in El Cerrito with their son Mendel (2). They moved to the Bay Area two years ago. Hailing from Montreal, Canada (Shternie) and Leeds, [...]

Do you know an East Bay Jewish community member that we should feature in “A Day in the Life of…”? Send your suggestions to mollie@jfed.org.

The Greenbaum Family of Walnut Creek Todd and Assia Greenbaum live in Walnut Creek with their children Amaya (11) and Kenzo (7). Their story is a typical East Coast Jewish Boy meets African [...]

The High Holidays are almost upon us! They’ve come early this year, so you might have been caught off-guard in terms of your preparations  (“Wait, Rosh Hashanah is when this [...]

The Perez-Litman Family of San Leandro Vanessa and Alberto Perez-Litman live in San Leandro with their daughters Saasil (age 6) and Itzel (age 4). A Spanish-speaking family, they are raising [...]

Dear Friends, After 14 years of service to the East Bay Jewish community, Rabbi James Brandt has resigned from his position as CEO of the Jewish Federation and The Jewish Community Foundation of [...]

Following an earthquake, fire, flood, or terrorist attack, you’ll be in a much better place if you’ve prepared for such a disaster beforehand. And yet, less than half of Bay Area residents have [...]

The Sklar Family of Castro Valley Rachel and Aaron Sklar live in Castro Valley with their kids Elijah (age 10), Levi (age 9), and Asher (age 5). Members of Congregation Shir Ami, they are active [...]

Eleanor Grunbaum, of blessed memory, was a beloved member of the East Bay Jewish community–a lifelong member of Temple Sinai and a Federation donor with a remarkable story. Born in 1925 in [...]

“It’s our belief that Jewish day school lays the foundation for each student to have a full and meaningful connection to Jewish life, because it’s what they live every single day.” – Amy Friedkin [...]

The Jones Horton Family of Richmond Jennifer and Barry Jones Horton live in Richmond with their children, Adeline (age 5) and Jayden (age 7). They also own Sanctuary Bistro, a vegan restaurant [...]