Israel and the diaspora are equal partners By Zack Bodner Dec 12, 2018 On Dec. 9, the Oshman Family JCC welcomed 1,100 people to our fourth annual Zionism 3.0 conference in Palo Alto. At “Z3 — Making Miracles Here & There: Uniting a Divided People,” we heard from a vast array of voices expressing thoughts on how to bridge the growing divide between Israel and world Jewry. As… Read More
Israel at 70 Teaching Israeli and American Jews about each other How do Israeli and American Jews teach their children about each other? What should they know, and how might that be accomplished? This year’s Zionism 3.0… By Sue Fishkoff Dec 11, 2018
Israel at 70 Great Jewish Divide analyzed at Z3 in Palo Alto After three years of arguing about the philosophical gulf separating Israelis and diaspora Jews, officials at this year’s Z3 conference stressed that it’s… By Rob Gloster Dec 11, 2018
Israel at 70 After a day school Israel trip, he ran for Jerusalem city council For Bay Area native Yoni Mann, a 2005 trip to Israel with Jewish Community High School helped start him on a lifelong journey that landed him in Israel —… By Rob Gloster Oct 2, 2018
Bay Area Bridging divide over Israel starts close to home A group of Jewish young adults came together at the Oakland Moishe House recently for conversation, but this wasn’t your usual social gathering — they… By Alix Wall Sep 27, 2018
Israel at 70 In 2018, what are school Israel trips for? Examining graffiti art. Meeting with Druze and Bedouin families. Visiting an Arab neighborhood in Haifa. Assembling crutches for a nonprofit. Making… By Rob Gloster Sep 26, 2018
Israel at 70 Fixing the Israel-diaspora rift this Yom Kippur On the High Holidays, the Jewish nation stands before God to be judged, both collectively and as individuals. The nation’s chances of being judged for a… By Shuki Friedman Sep 17, 2018
Israel on Campus Jewish at UC Berkeley: a politicized identity This column was originally published in The Daily Californian. It was the very end of high school when I first got a taste of what being Jewish at UC… By Danielle Kaye Sep 14, 2018
California Calif. assemblymembers' trip to a jittery Israel Updated: 11:15 a.m., Aug. 16, 2018 Protests over a controversial new nation-state law. The denial of surrogacy rights to same-sex couples. Firebomb kites… By Elissa Einhorn Aug 15, 2018