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An uncommonly strong shekel is posing challenges for Americans in Israel in May 2026. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

A stronger shekel has become a pressing problem for Americans building lives in Israel

by Theia Chatelle May 26, 2026May 26, 2026
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)
Posted inBay Area

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)
Posted inThe J. Interview

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

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 21, 2026May 27, 2026
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Wiltern Theatre on September 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Harris is in the midst of a 15-city book tour following the release of her new book “107 Days,” recounting her presidential campaign against President Donald Trump. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Gaza and Israel go unmentioned in Democrats’ 2024 election autopsy report

by Joseph Strauss May 21, 2026May 21, 2026
Barney Frank speaks during PFLAG National's Love Takes Justice event at AFT Headquarters on Nov. 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for PFLAG)
Posted inPolitics

Barney Frank’s final warning on Israel: ‘America’s effort should be to support the opposition to Netanyahu’

by Ron Kampeas May 21, 2026May 21, 2026
Former Rep. Barney Frank attends a bill enrollment ceremony after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 8, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Barney Frank, irascible Jewish progressive who wrote landmark finance bill, dies at 86

by Ron Kampeas May 20, 2026May 20, 2026
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) walks into the Senate Chamber on December 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Jewish groups rally behind bipartisan Senate antisemitism bill with $1B security allocation

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer May 20, 2026May 20, 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)
Posted inPolitics

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

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi May 19, 2026May 19, 2026
Multiple people were killed, including an armed security guard, after two shooters entered the Islamic Center in San Diego, May 18, 2026. (Sandy Huffaker / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Posted inCalifornia

Jewish groups denounce shooting at San Diego mosque, say it proves need for security funding

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg 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)
Posted inHealth

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

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb May 18, 2026May 19, 2026

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