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United Center for the Democratic National Convention
Posted inPolitics

Democrats to weigh resolution condemning AIPAC, fueling concerns about ‘undercurrent of antisemitism’

by Joseph Strauss April 3, 2026April 3, 2026
Participants gather under redwoods at an event of Wilderness Torah, which is now  Adamah SF. (Mitchel Davidowitz/Courtesy Wilderness Torah)
Posted inBay Area

Jewish Green Business Network to co-host summit during Climate Week SF

by Dan Pine April 1, 2026April 2, 2026
A woman shows a missile alert notification on her mobile phone as residents take cover indoors following missile fire from Iran toward Israel on the eve of the Passover, in Mishmar David, April 1. 2026. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Posted inPassover

Seder under sirens: Israelis mark Passover in the shadow of war with Iran

by Theia Chatelle April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Rabbi Josh Bennett of Temple Israel in Detroit holds Lego blocks, urging families to add the children’s toy to their Seder plates in the wake of a recent attack on the synagogue. (Facebook)
Posted inPassover

Temple Israel calls for a Lego on the seder plate after attack

by Grace Gilson April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
From left, J.’s Maya Mirsky interviews Lara Michels, head of archival processing at Cal's Bancroft Library, and Susan Morris, a former curator and executive director of the Judah L. Magnes Museum. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Preserving Jewish history and Americana: Insights from two Bay Area archivists

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen
Posted inBay Area

Defense for Stanford pro-Palestinian protesters seeks DA’s recusal

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi March 31, 2026March 31, 2026
Adam Kinsey hugs Noah Phillips (right) during a Kiddush Levana event at Chochmat HaLev on March 29. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inReligion

In Berkeley, a ritual honors Jewish masculinity by sanctifying the moon

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins March 31, 2026March 31, 2026
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrates after a vote on the death penalty for terrorists who murder Israeli civilians prevailed in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks against Israelis

by Grace Gilson March 31, 2026March 31, 2026
Law enforcement remain on site at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, a Detroit suburb, on March 12, 2026, after an assailant drove a vehicle into the building. (Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

FBI confirms that Temple Israel attacker was ‘Hezbollah-inspired’ and sought to kill Israelis

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer March 31, 2026March 31, 2026
California state capitol building with dome
Posted inCalifornia

California bill would add Jewish identity as an ethnicity on forms

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 30, 2026March 31, 2026

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