Abortion is becoming a factor in Jewish students’ college choices By Jordan Greene, Forward Sep 22, 2022 Danny Tal is one of many Jewish high school seniors reconsidering their college application choices this fall in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to abortion. Tal, who attends Los Gatos High School, is considering schools across the country, but has crossed the College of Charleston off her list, since South… Read More
Education S.F. school board backtracks on Muslim holiday resolution With a fourth lawsuit in two years bearing down on the district, the San Francisco school board voted on Tuesday to hold off on a plan to close schools… By Gabe Stutman Sep 21, 2022
Art Robin Bernstein uses vibrant fiber art to fight Holocaust ignorance Growing up in St. Louis, Robin Bernstein received a Jewish education, but it glossed over the Holocaust. So in 2009 when her son Asher got involved with… By Emma Goss Sep 21, 2022
Education NorCal school fills void for growing Chabad community There’s a Jewish day school near Sacramento that, unlike some others in Northern California, is having a growth spurt. That’s because it serves a specific… By Sue Fishkoff, Rachel Raskin-Zrihen Sep 20, 2022
Education How the Jewish establishment helps fund Hasidic yeshivas New York’s Jewish federation funds an initiative that helps Jewish schools in the region access millions of dollars in public funding, regardless of… By Arno Rosenfeld, Forward Sep 16, 2022
Local Voice BDS measure at Berkeley Law hurts students, not Israel The Jewish Student Association at Berkeley Law has long stayed away from the campus debate over BDS — the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction… By Adam Pukier Sep 6, 2022
Bay Area First day at Stanford conflicts with Rosh Hashanah For thousands of students arriving at Stanford each fall, the first day of classes is an exciting day. For new students, it’s the beginning of their… By Maya Mirsky Sep 2, 2022
Local Voice Dean of Berkeley Law: Don’t generalize about BDS on campus No one should be surprised that there are deeply held feelings about the Middle East on college campuses. What is most important is that universities be a… By Erwin Chemerinsky Aug 29, 2022
Bay Area Several Berkeley Law student groups adopt ‘no Zionist speakers’ rule Updated Aug. 29 A strongly worded pro-BDS bylaw adopted by a handful of student groups at Berkeley Law is quietly raising the temperature of the debate… By Gabe Stutman Aug 26, 2022