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A gray military vessel at sea
Posted inIsrael

Israel braces for another Iranian attack, with defense axis still being assembled

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer August 5, 2024August 5, 2024
Thurmond, a bald Black man, sits smiling
Posted inEducation

California schools superintendent Tony Thurmond on his deep Jewish attachments — and the coming school year

by Sue Fishkoff August 2, 2024August 2, 2024
a man sits in a three-wheeled bicycle
Posted inBay Area

Mitzvah Milers are pumped to pedal yet again in Bay Area MS fundraising ride

by Dan Pine August 2, 2024August 5, 2024
Pastor John Hagee addresses a conference of Christians United for Israel, National Harbor, Maryland, June 29, 2024. (CUFI)
Posted inPolitics

Among pro-Israel conservatives, concern mounts over isolationism — and antisemitism — on the far right

by Ron Kampeas August 2, 2024August 2, 2024
Harris and Emhoff lean over a ceramic menorah
Posted inPolitics

Jewish Dems showcase new energy with Zoom call for Harris and six-figure ad buy

Ben SalesPhilissa Cramer by Ben Sales and Philissa Cramer August 2, 2024August 2, 2024
Rabbi Shoshana Nambi graduated from Hebrew Union College in May and is the new assistant rabbi at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

First woman rabbi from Uganda steps into role at Beth Am in Los Altos Hills

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 1, 2024August 20, 2024
A view of a partially destroyed building  targeted by the Israeli army in its assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut, Lebanon, July 31, 2024. (Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Israel is good at assassinating its enemies. Does it make a difference?

by Ron Kampeas August 1, 2024August 1, 2024
Ilana Schatz, seen in Bhutan in 2009, created campaigns such as the Passover "Bean of Affliction" and “Guilt Free Gelt Chanukah,” shedding light on child labor in the cocoa industry. (Courtesy David Lingren)
Posted inObituaries

Ilana Schatz, founder of Fair Trade Judaica, dies at 71

by Andrew Silow-Carroll August 1, 2024August 1, 2024
American journalist Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage at Moscow City Court on June 22, 2023.(Photo/JTA-Natalia Kolesnikova-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Evan Gershkovich, American Jewish journalist jailed in Russia, is freed in prisoner exchange

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 1, 2024August 1, 2024
Attendees of a recent Sac Bad Jews event at Alaro Craft Brewery in Sacramento. (Screenshot via Instagram)
Posted inNorthern California

‘Bad Jews’ grows, bringing their irreverent vibe to Sacramento

by Ryan Torok July 31, 2024July 31, 2024

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