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Fourth-grader Skylar Cohen, 10, of Lafayette won first place for her grade at the JewQ International Torah Championship in Brooklyn, March 22, 2026. (Silber Studios/Merkos 302)

You think you know Torah? Local girl reigns at Chabad’s global JewQ contest

by Sue Fishkoff May 22, 2026May 27, 2026

Mark Basta, who now works as the Arabic outreach manager for JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa, at the United Nations as a member of a civil rights society in April 2025. Basta's face is blurred due to safety concerns for his remaining family in Egypt. (Courtesy)

The J. Interview

Meet the Egyptian Copt who translates Jewish history for the Arab world

by Lea Loeb May 21, 2026May 27, 2026

A composite of the candidates for Calif. Superintendent of Public Instruction, who appeared in a May 17 online forum put on by Jewish California. (Screenshots via Zoom/Jewish California)

Candidates for state superintendent split on defending K-12 antisemitism law in court

by Niva Ashkenazi May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

Yelena Asadov (right) and her grandmother, Musia Dimant, who received care from Angel Palliative Care and Hospice in 2020. (Valentina Sidorova)

‘Deeply connected’: First local hospice earns certification for Jewish care

by Lea Loeb May 18, 2026May 19, 2026

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman speaks during the opening plenary at the Jewish California Legislative Summit at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento on May 11, 2026. (Courtesy Jewish California)

Los Angeles DA calls judge’s ruling in Stanford protest case antisemitic

by Niva Ashkenazi May 15, 2026May 19, 2026

Screenshot from an ad for Kars4Kids. (YouTube)

Judge bars Kars4Kids from advertising in California, saying it misled donors about Orthodox mission

by Grace Gilson May 15, 2026May 15, 2026

Elise Zinchik (left) passes the ball while Sarah Geronemus (center) and Hannah Brenaman guard her as the JCCSF Youth Basketball Team play at halftime during the Golden State Valkyries’ Jewish Heritage Night on May 13. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Valkyries spread their wings for Jewish Heritage Night

by Aaron Levy-Wolins May 14, 2026May 15, 2026

(From left) Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), Ella Schweizer, Debbie Michels and Jewish Silicon Valley CEO Daniel Klein meet during the Jewish California Legislative Summit in Sacramento, May 12, 2026. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)

A record 700 volunteers lobby all 120 California lawmakers on Jewish priorities

by Niva Ashkenazi May 14, 2026May 14, 2026

Rita Semel on her 104th birthday, sitting in her room at Rhoda Goldman Plaza in San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Rita Semel, interfaith activist and S.F. Jewish leader, dies at 104

by Dan Pine May 14, 2026May 14, 2026

Defendants Bruneil Henry Chamaki (left) and Roma Akoyans leave Santa Clara County Superior Court after their arraignment on assault and battery charges on May 13. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

3 men formally charged in Santana Row assault of Israeli Americans

by Emma Goss May 13, 2026May 19, 2026