• Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

Landing Top

Skip to content
Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

  • Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide

Film

Moses (Avi Azulay, center) in between his siblings Aaron (Ishai Golan) and Miriam (Reymonde Amsellem) in "Testament: The Story of Moses." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inFilm

We found 430 inaccuracies in Netflix’s Moses docuseries ‘Testament’

Rabbi Shlomo Litvin (Photo/Courtesy) by Rabbi Shlomo Litvin April 16, 2024April 16, 2024
Steven Spielberg speaks at a ceremony at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, March 25, 2024. (Photo/JTA-USC-Sean Dube)
Posted inCulture

Steven Spielberg decries ‘machinery of extremism’ on college campuses

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis March 26, 2024March 26, 2024
Jonathan Glazer, winner of the Best International Feature Film award for “The Zone of Interest”, onstage in the press room at the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Kravitz-FilmMagic)
Posted inLocal Voice

I wasn’t surprised that Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech ignited hysteria

Deborah Kaufman (Photo/Courtesy) by Deborah Kaufman March 18, 2024March 18, 2024
William Shatner in "You Can Call Me Bill" (Screenshot from trailer)
Posted inFilm

A new William Shatner documentary is more meet-and-greet than film

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar March 18, 2024March 18, 2024
Jonathan Glazer, winner of the Best International Feature Film award for “The Zone of Interest”, onstage in the press room at the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Kravitz-FilmMagic)
Posted inFilm

Jewish reactions to Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech point to growing divide over Holocaust rhetoric

by Andrew Lapin March 13, 2024March 14, 2024
In "God and Country," a documentary produced by Rob Reiner, footage from real events showcases the signs and symbols of growing Christian nationalism in the United States. (Screenshot)
Posted inCulture, Film, TV & Film

In new documentary ‘God and Country,’ Rob Reiner shines a light on Christian nationalism

by Stephen Silver February 22, 2024February 22, 2024
Left: Nathaniel Solomon at Chabad House Berkeley (Photo/Andrew Esensten). Right: Obi Clark at Temple Beth Abraham. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inReligion

Meet two local Jews whose paths to Judaism went through Rastafari

Andrew EsenstenLea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Andrew Esensten and Lea Loeb February 16, 2024February 21, 2024
Israelis featured on the @israelsowhite Instagram account, which celebrates diverse Jewish heritage and pokes fun at claims that Israelis are “white colonizers.” (Photo/Courtesy Ben Younger)
Posted inFilm

Instagram’s ‘IsraelSoWhite’ mocks notion of Israelis as ‘white colonizers’

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz February 12, 2024February 12, 2024
Cleavon Little (left) and Gene Wilder in "Blazing Saddles."
Posted inTV & Film

‘Blazing Saddles’ marks a half-century of hilarity — and controversy

by Stephen Silver February 7, 2024
Scene from "All We Carry," a documentary about Honduran migrants showing at Jewish Film Institute's WinterFest.
Posted inCulture

Have a film-forward February in the Bay Area

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 6, 2024February 8, 2024

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 … 77 Older posts

Get J.'s latest headlines sent to your inbox:

MOST POPULAR

Jewish leaders rally in Scott Wiener’s defense over harassment
Organ donation: One heroic decision can save a life
A Muslim teen reacts to a Jewish leader’s memorial service
Updated: 21 great Jewish podcasts — Israel, Torah and identity in depth
How seriously should we take San Francisco’s anti-Zionist hecklers?
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

About

  • Mission
  • People
  • Policies
  • Financials
  • Careers

Ways to Give

  • Donate
  • Legacy giving
  • Donors

J. IN PRINT

  • Subscribe or renew
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Change of address
  • Archives

Connect

  • Free Newsletters
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Readers’ Choice Awards
  • Advertise

Submissions

  • Contact
  • News Tips
  • Calendar Events
  • Obituaries
  • Lifecyle Events
  • Letters to the Editor
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, see here: Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • © 2026 J.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Powered by Newspack