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She’s the Shabbat dinosaur knocking at your door — ‘Knocking 1, 2, 3’ by David A.M. Wilensky June 23, 2026June 23, 2026
Calendar Upcoming events: Pride weekend, meditation and ‘Israel in Papercuts’ by Rahel Knight June 23, 2026June 23, 2026
Obituaries Alan Greenspan, Fed chairman who inspired Jewish pride and conspiracy theories, dies at 100 by Ron Kampeas June 23, 2026June 23, 2026
Opinion Museums should return art created under coercion — whether in slavery or Auschwitz by Rafael Medoff June 23, 2026June 23, 2026
Food Loss of egg-cellence: Why Boichik is discontinuing its beloved egg bagels by Cayla Labgold-Carroll June 22, 2026June 22, 2026
Recipe This summer, try an herby melon salad and a pasta salad with Middle Eastern flair by Faith Kramer June 22, 2026June 22, 2026
Politics Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal — but more quietly so far than in 2015 by Andrew Lapin June 22, 2026June 22, 2026
Israel Years after boycott fight, Ben and Jerry’s Israel debuts flavor celebrating Israeli resilience by Deborah Danan June 22, 2026June 22, 2026
Bay Area Berkeley’s Beth Israel celebrates two decades of rabbi’s leadership by Cayla Labgold-Carroll June 18, 2026June 18, 2026
Podcasts Young and old discuss conversion in ‘Bina’ podcast’s latest episode by Bina Podcast from Contra Costa Midrasha June 18, 2026June 18, 2026
Torah Why one leader of Korach’s rebellion survived (hint: thank his wife) by Rabbi Joey Felsen June 18, 2026June 18, 2026
Opinion I’ve spent a decade building acceptance for LGBTQ Orthodox Jews. Now I’m watching it unravel. by Saundra Sterling Epstein June 18, 2026June 18, 2026
Film In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Spielberg is at odds with Jewish thought about aliens by PJ Grisar June 18, 2026June 18, 2026
Sports 5 synagogues step up to the plate in BATS — the Bay Area Torah Softball league by Aaron Levy-Wolins June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Film San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s 2026 lineup: 65 films and an award for Rachel Bloom by Lea Loeb June 17, 2026June 18, 2026
U.S. Feds investigating antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association by Andrew Lapin June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Opinion Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity by A.J. Goldmann June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Bay Area Inch by inch, this ‘gardenista’ helped preschoolers grow at the Palo Alto JCC by Dan Pine June 16, 2026June 18, 2026
Books Local authors examine family legacies, Ethiopian Jews and Holocaust trauma by Rahel Knight June 16, 2026June 23, 2026
Obituaries Jane Yolen, children’s book author whose ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ became a Holocaust classic, dies at 87
The Matzo Chronicles This pattern of personal plagues perpetually perplexes me by Karen Galatz June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Local Voice Remembering the rabbis who comforted gay Jews at the height of the AIDS crisis by Robb Layne June 15, 2026June 16, 2026
