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Jews protest against the nuclear deal reached with Iran before U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center on Sept. 3, 2015, in Davie, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal — but more quietly so far than in 2015

by Andrew Lapin June 22, 2026June 22, 2026

(JTA) — A growing number of Jewish groups are pushing back against the new memorandum of understanding brokered between President Donald Trump and Iran. At least for now, however, their […]

Israel

Years after boycott fight, Ben & Jerry’s Israel debuts flavor celebrating Israeli resilience

by Deborah Danan June 22, 2026June 22, 2026

Rabbi Yonatan Cohen and Frayda Gonshor Cohen address Congregation Beth Israel on June 14. (Hagit Caspi/Courtesy Beth Israel)

Bay Area

Berkeley’s Beth Israel celebrates two decades of rabbi’s leadership

by Cayla Labgold-Carroll June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

Greg Berguig hits a two-run homer as the Brandeis/Sherith Israel Lionhearts play the Kol Shofar Maccabees during a softball game at the Tamalpais High School softball field in Mill Valley, June 14, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Sports

5 synagogues step up to the plate in BATS — the Bay Area Torah Softball league

by Aaron Levy-Wolins June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

U.S.

Feds investigating antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association

by Andrew Lapin June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Debbie Togliatti hands preschoolers fresh peas from the garden. (Courtesy OFJCC)

Bay Area

Inch by inch, this ‘gardenista’ helped preschoolers grow at the Palo Alto JCC

by Dan Pine June 16, 2026June 18, 2026

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on June 15, 2026, a day after announcing a deal to end the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)

U.S.

American Jewish leaders across the political spectrum express alarm at Trump’s Iran deal

by Philissa Cramer June 16, 2026June 16, 2026

Mayerson Hall at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)

U.S.

Hebrew Union College claims Ohio’s charity-law suit violates its First Amendment rights

by Andrew Lapin June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

Participants in the Miszpucha Foundation trip for Polish Jewish emigrants and their descendants have lunch at the Jewish Community Center in Warsaw, Poland. (Adam de Kaminski)

World

13,000 Jews were driven out of Poland in 1968. Now, some are returning to tell their story.

by Shira Li Bartov June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

Swiss winger Fabian Rieder plays with San Diego Jewish Academy students. (Courtesy of San Diego Jewish Academy)

Sports

Swiss World Cup team plays ball on California Jewish day school’s soccer field

by Louis Keene June 12, 2026June 12, 2026