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at dusk, a man in sparkly fedora holds up a sign that says "Daniel Curious?" in rainbow letters

Lurie is more than a ‘Levi Strauss heir’; Take your hat off; Thanks, Rabbi; Etc.

by J. Readers November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

(From left) Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Rabbi Paul Steinberg and Anti-Defamation League Central Pacific Regional Director Marc Levine speaking at Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon. (Courtesy ADL)

Berkeley Law dean is wrong on free speech; Rabbi is right on Israel; We’re wrong on political ad

by J. Readers October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

The Blue Angels fly over San Francisco during the 2019 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show. (U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker via Flickr)

Fleet Week, for and against; AJC libeled; Let’s rename everything!

by J. Readers October 16, 2024October 18, 2024

Students chant “Free Palestine!” as they circle the block during a walkout in support of Gaza at Galileo High School in San Francisco, Oct. 18, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Film fest ignores Jewish holidays; AJC vs. anti-Zionist Jews; Don’t fall for ‘false gods’

by J. Readers October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

A shot of the golem and a little girl with a flower, seen here as it appears on the poster for "The Golem Rescored," was famously copied in the 1931 “Frankenstein” film.

Union members helped cancel antisemitism training; Wrong on golems; What about jihadists?

by J. Readers September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

Jewish people at a shooting range training in February of 2024. (Andrew Esensten/J. Staff)

Guns, no thanks; dress code, yes please; Etc.

by J. Readers September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

Signs at a short-lived UCSF pro-Palestinian encampment that was dismantled in May of 2024. (Instagram @ucsf4palestine)

Israel bias at the doctor’s office; Appreciating James Tissot; Etc.

by J. Readers August 23, 2024August 23, 2024

UnXeptable co-founder Offir Gutelzon speaking at a rally protesting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington D.C., July 24, 2024. (Gili Getz)

Obliteration of kashrut; Rabbi Weissman is a treasure; UnXeptable should oppose Hamas

by J. Readers August 8, 2024August 8, 2024

Diane Levinson and Gabriel

Jewish Coalition for Literacy z”l; Criticizing settlers; Chabad attacks

by J. Readers July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in the Resistance Contingent during the San Francisco Pride Parade in San Francisco, June 30, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Seniors need more time in JCC pool; Why I boycotted SF Pride; ‘Intellectual slovenliness’

by J. Readers July 9, 2024August 12, 2024