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Rabbi Sydney Mintz joined Congregation Emanu-El’s staff in 1997, just after her ordination from the Reform movement’s seminary. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Rabbi Sydney Mintz to step down after 29 years at Emanu-El. She’s not going anywhere.

by Dan Pine May 12, 2026May 13, 2026

San Jose's Santana Row is an upscale shopping and residential area where two Israeli Americans were attacked on March 8. (La Citta Vita via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Israeli Santana Row assault victim faces trial on hate crime allegation in separate case

by Emma Goss May 11, 2026May 12, 2026

Latkes served by the restaurant Delfina during A Taste of Jewish SF at the JCCSF on May 9. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Food

S.F. Jewish Week kicks off with a knish here and a pickle there

by Aaron Levy-Wolins May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

Shaare Zedek medical center. (Wikimedia/Nizzan Cohen)

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum donates $200 million to Israeli hospital

by J. Staff May 8, 2026May 26, 2026

East Palo Alto's City Council meeting on May 5 drew dozens of opponents of a proclamation related to antisemitism. (Courtesy Mark Dinan)

East Palo Alto becomes first local city to adopt contested definition of antisemitism

by Niva Ashkenazi May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

Bay Area Jewish funeral home Sinai Memorial is co-hosting the May 12 event, which will explore how psychedelic-assisted therapy can help people facing serious illness, death and grief. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)

Ideas

Jews examine psychedelic use in end-of-life care and grieving process

by Lea Loeb May 7, 2026May 15, 2026

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen

Northern California

UPDATED: Judge kicks Santa Clara DA off Stanford anti-Israel protesters case

by Niva Ashkenazi May 7, 2026May 12, 2026

San Francisco Unified School District central offices

Ethnic studies curriculum that sidesteps Israel adopted by S.F. schools

by Emma Goss May 6, 2026May 21, 2026

A Golden State Valkyries game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Aug. 31, 2025. (Sarah Stierch via Flickr, Public Domain)

Upcoming events: Basket weaving, Gary Shteyngart, psychedelics

by Maya Mirsky May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

"Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance" is the new book by Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. (Courtesy)

The J. Interview

Online privacy pioneer says people are finally waking up

by Alix Wall May 5, 2026May 5, 2026