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My passion and “why” are community building and storytelling, but since arriving at Jewish Silicon Valley, it’s become about a lot more. My daughter has several mental and learning disabilities. …
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Supporting Local Holocaust Survivors this Yom Hashoah
Nearly 200 Holocaust Survivors in the Bay Area Live Just Above or Below the Poverty Line. Jewish Family Services in partnership with Jewish Silicon Valley aims to honor, remember, and …
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Responding to California’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum
News from the Jewish Community Relations Council The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Jewish Silicon Valley is part of a coalition of 11 Jewish organizations across the state that …
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Debra’s Story
Debra, a single mom, was struggling to reconnect with the Jewish community after having her daughter, Alisa.* Like many new mothers, Debra suffered from postpartum depression following her daughter’s birth …
Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021
Jewish communities around the world commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the evening of April 7th and on April 8th this year. At Jewish Silicon Valley, we are marking …
How to Celebrate Israel All Year Long
By Maya Tripp, Jewish Life & Culture Manager How to celebrate Israel all year long, and also on its independence day? Israel will be 73 on April 15, and Jewish Silicon …
The Good Things That Happened
By Maya Tripp, Jewish Life & Culture Manager, March 2021 As much as it feels wrong to celebrate anything related to COVID-19, there are many good things that happened in …
Pivoting with PJ Library
By Rabbi Laurie Matzkin, Family Educator, March 2021 It’s amazing to look back on email communications from one year ago! Last winter, PJ Library had a strong launch for our new Storytime …
Antiracism Update
By Rabbi Hugh Seid-Valencia, Director of Collaborative Learning & Jewish Engagement, March 2021 As we look back at the last year and the learning and adapting we have done since …
Savlanut (Patience) Was the Big Learning This Year
By Diane Fisher, Director of Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), March 2021 In March of 2020, Rabbi Hugh Seid-Valencia and I were co-teaching a Melton class on Jewish Social Justice. …
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