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Jon Polin (left) looks on as his wife Rachel Goldberg-Polin talks about the loss of their son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, to Oshman Family JCC CEO Zack Bodner during the closing plenary of the Z3 Conference at the OFJCC in Palo Alto, Nov. 9, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Goldberg-Polins discuss grief, God and Israel’s future at Z3

by Niva Ashkenazi November 14, 2025November 17, 2025

(From left) J. Culture editor Maya Mirsky moderates a panel with NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief CEO Alice Miller, Shittah Institute for Local Policy CEO Maria Jiries and Gaza Children Village CEO Dr. David Hasan at the Z3 Conference at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Nov. 9, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Z3 panel: Don’t be afraid, keep an open heart, and build something new

by Niva Ashkenazi November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

teacher with head covered speaking in microphone at school meeting

Santa Clara board agrees teacher violated policy by showing anti-Israel Holocaust video

by Emma Goss November 11, 2025November 17, 2025

Z3 Project Institute Director David Hazony (left) chats with Z3 Insitute Associate Fellow Benjamin Kerstein (center) and author Sarah Hurwitz before a packed room at the Z3 Conference at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Nov. 9, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Z3 panel: Define your own Zionism — or someone else will

by Niva Ashkenazi November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

Author Sarah Hurwitz gives the keynote address during the opening plenary at the Z3 Conference at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Nov. 9, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

A lighter mood at Z3, as the focus turns to renewal and rebuilding

by Sue Fishkoff November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Netzach Educational Network President Rabbi Menachem Bombach (left) talks to philanthropist Moses Libitzky (right) at the Z3 Conference at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Nov. 9, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Israeli panelists at Z3: To fix a fractured society, just show up

by Sue Fishkoff November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Woman and man seated.

It’s about life vs. death, not Jew vs. Arab, says Bedouin surgeon in S.F. talk

by Sue Fishkoff November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

San Anselmo Councilmember Yoav Schlesinger’s career path has been “delightfully nonlinear,” from nonprofit leadership, to tech ethics and, now, small-town government. (Gina Logan Photography)

The J. Interview

Ethics and responsible tech underpin his uncommon career

by Lea Loeb November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

Rep. Nancy Pelosi clutches her chest in sympathy during a community gathering at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, one day after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

More than a friend: Jewish leaders praise Pelosi as she announces retirement

by Emma Goss November 6, 2025November 7, 2025

Fremont High School in Sunnyvale was one of the schools that canceled a talk by Luai Ahmed after organized protests by anti-Zionist groups. (DanielPenfield via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

School districts sued after canceling talks by pro-Israel Yemeni speaker

by Lea Loeb November 6, 2025November 6, 2025