• Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

Landing Top

Skip to content
Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

  • Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
Rebecca Golbert

Rebecca Golbert

Rebecca Golbert is the executive director of the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley. Her opinions are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of UC Berkeley or the Diller Institute.

A protester's signs reference changes at the Education Department, among other Trump administration moves, at a rally against potential federal funding cuts at UC Berkeley at Sproul Plaza, March 19, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

Trump’s attack on DEI could turn Jews into scapegoats

Rebecca Golbert by Rebecca Golbert April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

President Donald Trump’s executive order that professes to combat antisemitism on university campuses by withholding federal grants for academic, scientific and medical research has woven the fate of Jews into […]

The author's kids, Mira (left) and Sam, sit dressed for Halloween on the doorstep of the family's former house in Altadena. (Courtesy of Rebecca Golbert)
Posted inFirst Person

Before the fires, Altadena was our magical place

Rebecca Golbert by Rebecca Golbert February 3, 2025February 3, 2025
Paula Kabalo, a visiting professor at UC Berkeley's Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies teaching a seminar.
Posted inLocal Voice

Silencing voices on Israel at Berkeley Law disadvantages all students

Rebecca Golbert by Rebecca Golbert October 20, 2022October 20, 2022
Kontractova square, Kyiv, Ukraine July 13, 2019. (Photo/Maksym Kozlenko via Wikicommons)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why I’m in mourning for hope and democracy in Ukraine

Rebecca Golbert by Rebecca Golbert February 24, 2022

Get J.'s latest headlines sent to your inbox:

MOST POPULAR

Organ donation: One heroic decision can save a life
Berkeley’s Beth Israel celebrates two decades of rabbi’s leadership
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s 2026 lineup: 65 films and an award for Rachel Bloom
5 synagogues step up to the plate in BATS — the Bay Area Torah Softball league
Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

About

  • Mission
  • People
  • Policies
  • Financials
  • Careers

Ways to Give

  • Donate
  • Legacy giving
  • Donors

J. IN PRINT

  • Subscribe or renew
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Change of address
  • Archives

Connect

  • Free Newsletters
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Readers’ Choice Awards
  • Advertise

Submissions

  • Contact
  • News Tips
  • Calendar Events
  • Obituaries
  • Lifecyle Events
  • Letters to the Editor
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, see here: Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • © 2026 J.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Powered by Newspack