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Posted inThe J. Interview

‘Always the oldest person in the room’: What it takes to earn your doctorate at 79

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss June 20, 2025June 20, 2025
Rugelach
Posted inSmall Bites

Rugelach by Ukrainian refugees. GoFundMe for bagels. New eateries.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 20, 2025June 20, 2025
Man holds block of cheese
Posted inOrganic Epicure

The kids were all right: Goats star in kosher food event at Bay Area farm

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 19, 2025June 19, 2025
From “The Grapes of Canaan” by James Tissot, circa 1900, showing a scene from Shelach, this week's Torah portion.
Posted inTorah

Our fears about the future can distort our perceptions and affect our actions

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein June 19, 2025June 18, 2025
three people talk on stage
Posted inIsrael

Diplomacy can still stop Iran’s race to nuclear weapons, J Street leader says in S.F.

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi June 18, 2025June 18, 2025
Sefaria’s AI-generated webpages are marked with a circle AI stamp in the top-right corner. (Screenshot via YouTube/Sefaria)
Posted inThe Perils & Promise of AI

Jewish institutions slowly incorporate AI but risk falling behind

by Dan Friedman June 18, 2025June 19, 2025
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Posted inBay Area

Hate crime charge filed in ‘antisemitic group beating’ in S.F.’s Marina District

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 17, 2025June 17, 2025
Herzliya Beach
Posted inIsrael

Peninsula man coordinates war-time escapes by sea from his phone

by Sue Fishkoff June 17, 2025June 17, 2025
“Coexistence, My Ass!” is SFJFF's opening-night film. The documentary features former U.N. diplomat turned standup comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi examining her shifting perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Courtesy SFJFF)
Posted inFilm

45th SFJFF focuses on independent films that help ‘make sense of the moment’

by Sue Fishkoff June 17, 2025July 3, 2025
"Esther Denouncing Haman" by Ernest Normand, 1888. 
The Heritage Foundation's Project Esther incorrectly references the Book of Esther as part of the Torah. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inLocal Voice

Project Esther undermines liberal values at the expense of Jews

Rabbi Bridget Wynne (Courtesy) by Rabbi Bridget Wynne June 16, 2025June 16, 2025

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