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Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach with his daughter Neshama Carlebach. (Courtesy SFJFF)

Documentary about Shlomo Carlebach earns second screening at S.F. Jewish Film Fest

by David A.M. Wilensky July 23, 2026July 23, 2026

“The Darkest Light,” the new documentary about the life and legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, has won the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s inaugural Best First Feature Award for a […]

Protesters at a Tisha B’av immigration protest in 2025. Similar protests are scheduled July 23 in San Diego, Los Angeles, Maryland and D.C. (Courtesy of Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action)

California

San Diego Comic-Con will be the site of a Jewish anti-ICE protest on Tisha B’Av

by Louis Keene and Hannah Feuer July 23, 2026July 23, 2026

Film

As Christopher Nolan revives ‘The Odyssey,’ a scholar finds links between Homer and the Hebrew Bible

by Andrew Silow-Carroll July 15, 2026July 15, 2026

Film

Documentary plucks at Woody Guthrie’s Jewish story

by Maya Mirsky July 10, 2026July 10, 2026

Film

Shlomo Carlebach’s ugly legacy is illuminated in new film ‘The Darkest Light’

by David A.M. Wilensky July 9, 2026July 9, 2026

Film

S.F. Jewish Film Fest heads to the shrink’s couch in festival trailer

by David A.M. Wilensky July 9, 2026July 9, 2026

Rachel Bloom is a co-executive producer and a cast member of “Hollywood Does Abortion.” (Courtesy SFJFF)

Film

Rachel Bloom talks abortion, Jewish identity and being honored by the S.F. Jewish Film Festival

by Dan Pine July 8, 2026July 9, 2026

Black and white image of a mother and daughter

Film

A Holocaust lullaby is at the heart of a local writer’s new documentary

by Sue Fishkoff July 7, 2026July 7, 2026

Calendar

Upcoming events: Tiburon Jewish Festival, ‘Tu (y yo) B’Av’

by Rahel Knight July 7, 2026July 8, 2026

Film

Turn off your phone and settle in: The S.F. Jewish Film Fest starts July 16

by David A.M. Wilensky July 6, 2026July 9, 2026