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Mendel Rice, who is likely the first shochet in the history of Solano County, visiting the Maui Kosher Farm in Hawaii, Sept. 2022. (Photo/Courtesy Rice)
Posted inReligion

This animal lover is becoming a ritual slaughterer to fulfill a higher purpose 

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen September 20, 2023September 21, 2023
Rabbi Evon Yakar of Temple Bat Yam in South Lake Tahoe, California, speaks before the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors prior to the board's vote to rescind "American Christian Heritage Month," Sept. 19, 2023. (Screenshot)
Posted inNews

California county reverses course on controversial ‘American Christian Heritage Month’ proclamation

by Sue Fishkoff September 19, 2023September 21, 2023
Rabbi Sydney Mintz of Congregation Emanu-El blows a shofar at a Sept. 10 rally for Israeli democracy in San Francisco organized by the Israeli expat group UnXeptable. (Photo/Courtesy UnXeptable)
Posted inTech

A major Jewish-led protest will greet Netanyahu in the Bay Area next week

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 12, 2023September 13, 2023
Israelis protest outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)
Posted inNews

JCRC Bay Area asks public to lobby Congress on Israel pro-democracy resolution

Ben Samuels by Ben Samuels September 12, 2023
El Dorado County Supervisors (from left) George Turnboo, Wendy Thomas, John Hidahl, Brooke Laine and Lori Parlin. Only Parlin voted against a July resolution declaring a "Christian Heritage Month" in El Dorado County. (Photo/El Dorado County Board of Supervisors)
Posted inNorthern California

UPDATED: Opposition swells after El Dorado County proclaims ‘Christian Heritage Month’

by Sue Fishkoff September 11, 2023September 13, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv on April 10, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Tomer Neuberg-Flash 90)
Posted inNews

Netanyahu to meet with Elon Musk in San Francisco next week, report says

by Jacob Kornbluh September 11, 2023
An antisemitic incident at Delta High School in Clarksburg went viral after a social media post called attention to administrative inaction. (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inCalifornia

Sacramento area schools see rash of antisemitic displays

by J. Staff September 8, 2023
The scene inside Milk + Honey’s shipping container as Kabbalat Shabbat services at Burning Man began Friday night. (Photo/Forward-Danielle Kushner)
Posted inNews

With Burning Man caked in mud, this camp saved Shabbat

Louis Keene by Louis Keene September 5, 2023September 5, 2023
Michelle (left) and Jeff Leopold remember their son Trevor in their home in Greenbrae, Aug 27, 2023. The Leopolds' son Trevor died four years ago at the age of 18 when he took an oxycodone pill he didn’t know was laced with fentanyl. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

The fentanyl crisis is taking the lives of young Jews

by Dan Pine September 1, 2023July 12, 2024
Jake Curhan, left, and Tyler Mabry celebrate after a touchdown at Lumen Field in Seattle, Jan. 1, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Steph Chambers-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Jewish NFL players to watch this season, including Cal’s ‘Bear Jew’

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis August 31, 2023

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