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The Bronx Bombers traded for Jewish relief pitcher Scott Effross, who wears a Star of David necklace on the mound.

Easter and Passover were the first major religious holidays canceled by the pandemic. Two years on, residents are breaking bread together once again.

May 2 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Free UC Santa Cruz professor Nathaniel Deutsch talks about seismic shifts in Judaism in the U.S., including the growth of the haredi population and a disconnect from the Old Country. Presented by Congregation Shir Hadash. Free, with registration.Event Website

Tricia Creason-Valencia, 51, teaches digital filmmaking at the university level, likes to serve on panel discussions about relevant issues such as feminist filmmaking, and enjoys engaging in “community conversations,” she says, such as interviewing Israeli author Edgar Keret for the Addison-Penzak JCC last fall. But her true dream job, which she has held since August, is head of studio at the nonprofit arts space MACLA, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, in San Jose. There, she ...

Holiday Heroes: Blaze Bernsteins parents on the secret to coping with grief SANTA ANA, Calif. - For those dealing with loss and grief the holidays can be a heartbreaking time. On this night before Hanukkah we get wisdom from the Bernstein family of Orange County. They near the three year date of the death of their son Blaze living the motto, "Blaze It Forward." This holiday season the Bernsteins are joining others in the Jewish community in an "Adopt-A-Family" program. Several Santa Ana familie...