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Yelena Asadov (right) and her grandmother, Musia Dimant,  who received care from Angel Palliative Care and Hospice in 2020. (Valentina Sidorova)
Posted inHealth

‘Deeply connected’: First local hospice earns certification for Jewish care

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 18, 2026May 19, 2026
Elise Zinchik (left) passes the ball while Sarah Geronemus (center) and Hannah Brenaman guard her as the JCCSF Youth Basketball Team play at halftime during the Golden State Valkyries’ Jewish Heritage Night on May 13. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inSports

Valkyries spread their wings for Jewish Heritage Night

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins May 14, 2026May 15, 2026
Noam Bettan from Israel celebrates reaching the final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in the Stadthalle in Vienna, May 12, 2026.(Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Noam Bettan says he is tuning out ‘genocide’ chants as he heads into Eurovision final

by Deborah Danan May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
Top left to right: Nolan Valdivia, Yarden Crane, Aviva Feder. Bottom: Sheldon Schwartz and Thelma Bronet. (Courtesy Devra C. Aarons/Contra Costa Midrasha)
Posted inPodcasts

New podcast lets kids ask elders the deep questions

by Bina Podcast from Contra Costa Midrasha May 12, 2026May 12, 2026
Holocaust stories and images generated by artificial intelligence are sparking debate among educators and historians. (Illustration by Grace Yagel for JTA)
Posted inTech

AI Holocaust content is booming. Is it all ‘slop’ — or a solution for fading firsthand memory?

by Toby Axelrod May 8, 2026May 8, 2026
Bay Area Jewish funeral home Sinai Memorial is co-hosting the May 12 event, which will explore how psychedelic-assisted therapy can help people facing serious illness, death and grief. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inIdeas

Jews examine psychedelic use in end-of-life care and grieving process

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 7, 2026May 15, 2026
A "smart mezuzah" designed by engineering student Tofic Esses won first place at the first annual Craig Exhibition of Jewish Engineering at UC Berkeley. (Courtesy)
Posted inIdeas

Light-up mezuzah snags first Jewish engineering prize at Cal

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 6, 2026May 6, 2026
A Golden State Valkyries game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Aug. 31, 2025. (Sarah Stierch via Flickr, Public Domain)
Posted inCalendar

Upcoming events: Basket weaving, Gary Shteyngart, psychedelics 

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 5, 2026May 5, 2026
"Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance" is the new book by Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. (Courtesy)
Posted inThe J. Interview

Online privacy pioneer says people are finally waking up

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 5, 2026May 5, 2026
Dory Manor (left) and Moshe Sakal
Posted inBooks

A new Hebrew press in Berlin argues that Israel doesn’t own the language

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

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