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dark footage from above shows a shadowy figure lighting a small fire next to a police car
Posted inBay Area

Pro-Palestinian activist sentenced to 19 years for arson of UC Berkeley police car

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 25, 2025September 25, 2025
Tad Taube's philanthropy stretched from the Bay Area across the U.S. and all the way to Israel and his native Poland. (Joyce Goldschmid)
Posted inObituaries

Tad Taube, 94, remembered for his generosity and hope for the Jewish future

by Dan Pine September 25, 2025September 26, 2025
Steven Pinker is the author, most recently, of "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life." (Christopher Michel)
Posted inBooks

Steven Pinker reflects on his Maimonides moment in a new book

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert September 25, 2025September 25, 2025
pro Palestinian tent encampment
Posted inEducation

235 Jewish profs to UC: Don’t negotiate with Trump over antisemitism claims

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi September 24, 2025September 25, 2025
Two men talk on conference stage
Posted inTech

At Palo Alto event, Israeli tech firms explore ways to gird themselves amid war

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi September 24, 2025September 24, 2025
Paul Einbund stands amid the wine racks
Posted inOrganic Epicure

‘I am probably 50% bagel,’ says co-owner of The Morris and Sirene

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 24, 2025September 25, 2025
Manny’s Cafe owner Manny Yekutiel speaks about the vandalism of his storefront during a press conference on antisemitism outside City Hall on June 20, 2025, flanked by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and others. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Cafe owner Manny Yekutiel, target of anti-Israel protesters, to run for S.F. Board of Supervisors

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 22, 2025September 30, 2025
a middle-aged man and two kids hang paper chains under a wooden sukkah
Posted inHigh Holidays

Family events for Sukkot and Simchat Torah around the Bay Area

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 22, 2025September 30, 2025
The Paris Opera Ballet performs “Red Carpet,” a contemporary ballet by Israeli choreographer Hofesh Schecter that will have its U.S. premiere at UC Berkeley’s Cal Performances, Oct. 2-4. (Julien Benhamou/Paris Opera Ballet)
Posted inDance

Star Israeli choreographer rolls out ‘Red Carpet’ in Berkeley

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 22, 2025September 22, 2025
Makom Shalom — aka the Forest Synagogue of West Sonoma County — is the most recent addition to the local communities inspired by Earth-based Judaism and Jewish Renewal. (Courtesy Makom Shalom)
Posted inReligion

A ‘Forest Synagogue’ grows in Sonoma County

by Sue Fishkoff September 19, 2025September 20, 2025

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