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Andrew Esensten

Andrew Esensten was J.’s culture editor from 2021 to 2024.

a man stands arms akimbo in front of a large mural of a yellow ribbon
Posted inArt, First Person, Analysis, Culture, Local Voice, Opinion

A tale of two street murals about the Israel-Hamas war

by Andrew Esensten October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

Something caught my eye the other day as I was driving on busy Charleston Road in Palo Alto. A splash of yellow on a red brick wall. Some Hebrew letters in black paint. I drove around the block, parked near the building and got out to take a closer look. On the wall I discovered […]

Posted inBooks, Culture

‘What Jewish Looks Like’: Children’s book highlights 36 diverse ‘heroes’

by Andrew Esensten September 3, 2024November 21, 2024
Posted inObituaries, Culture, Jewish Life

With the passing of Rabbi Michael Lerner, looking back on Tikkun magazine

by Andrew Esensten August 29, 2024August 30, 2024
Posted inBay Area, Religion, Jewish Life, News

For Beth Sholom’s new Kenyan rabbinic intern, San Francisco is a long way from home

by Andrew Esensten August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
Posted inAnalysis, Local Voice, Opinion

The Israeli army once excluded African Hebrew Israelites. Now one is an IDF social media star.

by Andrew Esensten August 6, 2024August 11, 2024
Posted inBay Area, World, News

First woman rabbi from Uganda steps into role at Beth Am in Los Altos Hills

by Andrew Esensten August 1, 2024August 20, 2024
Posted inCulture, Music, Religion, Jewish Life

Why Mark Zuckerberg sings ‘Mi Shebeirach’ to his daughters at bedtime

by Andrew Esensten July 26, 2024July 28, 2024
Several men and women crowd around a piano while a man plays
Posted inBay Area, Community, Culture, Jewish Life, News

Meet the fiercely Zionist French Jews who have created a ‘kibbutz’ on the Peninsula

by Andrew Esensten July 24, 2024August 2, 2024
Posted inCulture, Film, TV & Film

S.F. Jewish Film Festival: ‘Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round’ revisits first Black-Jewish civil rights protest

by Andrew Esensten July 8, 2024July 12, 2024
Posted inCulture, Film, TV & Film

S.F. Jewish Film Festival 2024: New venues, new voices and a guest festival director

by Andrew Esensten July 3, 2024July 12, 2024

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