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Participants in From Older to Elder's February 2025 retreat mug for the camera at Point Reyes National Seashore. (Courtesy Bruce Beron)
Posted inIdeas

Local program redefines what it means to age wisely — and Jewishly

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz May 30, 2025May 30, 2025
A Palestinian flag was held aloft during a San Francisco rally on Oct. 28, 2023, that called for a cease-fire in Gaza. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inEducation

Oakland schools: Palestinian flag that flew for weeks didn’t violate policies

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 30, 2025May 31, 2025
Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews' daily vigil in front of the Soviet Consulate, Nov. 24, 1986 (Photo/Tom Wachs)
Posted inLetters

That’s not Jewish wine. He’s the wicked son. Food aid shouldn’t be political.

by J. Staff May 30, 2025May 30, 2025
A marcher holds a "Trans Jews belong here" sign at the 2023 San Francisco Pride Parade. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inPride

How to celebrate Pride Month with the Bay Area Jewish community

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight May 30, 2025June 13, 2025
Jesse Eisenberg speaks at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center, May 27, 2025. (Jaeger Photography)
Posted inFilm

In S.F., Jesse Eisenberg recounts the very real pain behind ‘A Real Pain’

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi May 29, 2025May 30, 2025
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

56 local rabbis on the wrong way to stop antisemitism

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 29, 2025May 29, 2025
Graves visible through the flowers in one corner of the Jackson Pioneer Jewish Cemetery on May 18, 2025. (Laura Paull)
Posted inHistory

In this Jewish cemetery, another Gold Rush story unfolds

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 28, 2025May 29, 2025
European synagogues, like the bunker-esque Ulm Synagogue in Germany, are built with security as the highest priority. (Andreas F. Borchert via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inLocal Voice

What kind of house do American Jews want to live in?

Chanan Tigay by Chanan Tigay May 28, 2025May 29, 2025
Telegrams were a big part of Jewish holiday observance in 1933. (J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Not so long ago, Jews absolutely loved to send telegrams

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Every evening since May 12, Stanford hunger strike organizers invite the community to gather on White Plaza in support of the students participating in the protest, May 20, 2025. (Emma Goss/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Pro-Palestinian student hunger strike enters third week at Stanford

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 27, 2025May 28, 2025

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