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A hiker enjoys Israel's famed Ein Gedi nature preserve. (Photo/Flickr-dgjones CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

Sierra Club Israel mess never should have happened

by J. Editorial Board March 17, 2022

On March 11, J. broke the story that the Sierra Club had bowed to anti-Zionist pressure and had canceled its upcoming nature trips to Israel. Almost immediately, friends of Israel […]

A Thanksgiving greeting card from 1908
Posted inEditorial

From our archives: Newspapers of Thanksgivings past — 1909, 1924, 1958

by J. Editorial Board November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
Mary Ann Salinas holds up two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, Dec. 21, 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inOpinion

You need to make a 5-year-plan for Covid

by J. Editorial Board November 11, 2021November 15, 2021
One of the kidneys on a chartered flight to Israel.
Posted inTech

California-Israel partnership is a model of diplomacy

by J. Editorial Board October 27, 2021October 28, 2021
A socially distanced classroom. (Photo/File)
Posted inOpinion

Pitched debate on ethnic studies calls for perspective

by J. Editorial Board September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
A vintage Rosh Hashanah greeting card
Posted inEditorial

We can each do our part to make 5782 a ‘Shanah tovah!’

by J. Editorial Board September 2, 2021
Campers at Camp Be’chol Lashon, a summer camp for young Jews of color. (Courtesy Be'chol Lashon)
Posted inOpinion

Work remains to build a more inclusive Jewish community

by J. Editorial Board August 19, 2021
The emperor of Japan,  IOC president Thomas Bach and other delegates stand for a moment's silence during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 23, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Martin Rickett-PA Images via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

A happy distraction, a reason for pride at Tokyo Olympic Games

by J. Editorial Board August 5, 2021
A selection of Ben & Jerry's ice cream in Israel. (Photo/JTA-Linda Gradstein)
Posted inOpinion

Ben & Jerry’s should have thought harder before starting their new ‘cold’ war

by J. Editorial Board July 21, 2021July 21, 2021
Three issues for which J. won the 2021 General Excellence award from the American Jewish Press Association.
Posted inEditorial

Why we will always need the Jewish media

by J. Editorial Board July 8, 2021

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