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The program, called “First 7 Minutes” — for the amount of time it takes for first responders to reach the scene — demonstrates how people can effectively respond to crises before help arrives.

Enrollment has grown at the Bay Area’s Jewish schools during the pandemic. Now, they're working to sustain that growth — which means more tuition aid.

Part Four of OUR PANDEMIC YEAR, a week-long series examining how the Covid pandemic has changed our local Jewish world. “I think we’re all wondering what’s going to happen.” That was Contra Costa Jewish Day School parent Liat Egel speaking to J. a year ago. It was March 2020 and her two kids, like all children in the Bay Area, were suddenly faced with shuttered schools and an abrupt switch to online learning. It was a time of uncertainty as teachers and parents tried to cope with a worl...