Using Sephardic sources to create perfect moment of learning By Tamar Zaken Nov 30, 2022 Imagine a perfect moment of learning. How does it feel? What does it look like? Is it a deep, into-the-night chevruta (study session) with a friend? Or a moment of discovery by a third-grader after weeks of not understanding? Is it when a student is cheered on and supported by her peers when overcoming a… Read More
Education ‘I do not feel safe’: East Bay Jewish teen's plea to school board For more than two years, Elkan Pleat, 16, a junior at Monte Vista High School in Danville, hid an important part of his identity from the school… By Emma Goss Nov 8, 2022
Bay Area Survey: At S.F. State, many Jewish students hide their identity San Francisco State University has announced a plan to address antisemitism after a recent survey revealed that 65% of Jewish students feel at least some… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Nov 4, 2022
Education Survey: how local school board candidates see ethnic studies Updated Oct. 26 at 10:14 a.m. A recent survey of candidates for local school boards across California sought their views on the teaching of ethnic studies… By Ryan Torok Oct 25, 2022
Education New Lehrhaus started small and then ‘exploded’ — in a good way When HaMaqom | The Place — formerly Lehrhaus Judaica — announced it was closing its doors in June 2021, the move caught many by surprise. Since its… By Sue Fishkoff Oct 20, 2022
Bay Area Hitler truck display at UC Berkeley alarms Jews in campus community A provocative ad campaign against antisemitism that used a digital image of Hitler raising his right arm concerned many at UC Berkeley this week and… By Gabe Stutman Oct 14, 2022
Bay Area Israeli activist Noa Tishby visits Berkeley amid law school controversy In August, nine student groups at Berkeley Law adopted a bylaw pledging, among other points, to not host “speakers that have expressed and continued to… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Oct 13, 2022
Bay Area Stanford apologizes for Jewish admissions quotas in the 1950s An official investigation by Stanford University released Wednesday confirmed longstanding suspicions that university administrators acted to limit Jewish… By Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTA Oct 13, 2022
Bay Area Jewish students at Berkeley Law tell their side of the story Jewish student leaders at UC Berkeley spoke out publicly on Thursday night in the wake of a media firestorm stemming from a decision by nine law school… By Gabe Stutman Oct 7, 2022