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The Liberty Bell (National Parks Service)
Posted inTorah

We yearn for permanence, but we are visitors on God’s Earth

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
Sue Barnett on a reporting trip to Israel in January 1991.
Posted inFrom the Archives

As she retires, we look back on the career of longtime J. editor Sue Barnett

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky May 4, 2026May 4, 2026
An Omer calendar from 1904 by Baruch Zvi Ring. (Wikimedia)
Posted inTorah

From Passover to Shavuot: What the Omer offering teaches us about growth

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
A man drinks from a segregated water fountain in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1950. (Elliott Erwitt/National Museum of American History via Wikimedia/CC0 1.0)
Posted inAct Two

‘Stick to your own kind’? Sometimes, it’s not about race

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent April 24, 2026April 24, 2026
Daniela Gerson is the author of "The Wanderers: A Story of Exile, Survival, and Unexpected Love in the Shadow of World War II." (Kait Lavo)
Posted inOff the Shelf

Her memoir tells story of two families, one Polish town, and decades of survival

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman April 23, 2026April 24, 2026
(From left) An ancient Israelite priest, high priest and a Levite (Charles Foster, 1873)
Posted inTorah

A holy life demands more than following the law — it means doing what’s right

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein April 23, 2026April 23, 2026
Pumpernickel (and pumperthingle!) bagels at Boichik Bagels in Oakland, April 10, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Is it time for a pumpernickel bagel comeback? These fans say yes.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 17, 2026April 17, 2026
Just a few of the many, many shelves for books in my home. (Karen Galatz)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

I’m an open book: I love to read. I just can’t get enough.

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz April 17, 2026April 17, 2026
"Miriam Shut Out From the Camp" by James Tissot
Posted inTorah

We are all outliers, seeking a way back to our communities

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
Bettie Lowenberg, as shown in our paper in 1920. (J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

She advocated for intermarriage and prison reform in S.F. a century ago

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 13, 2026April 17, 2026

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