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Mickey Gitzin, right, and Daniel Sokatch take part in a pro-democracy demonstration in Tel Aviv, part of a wave of protests that engulfed the country after the government proposed a judicial branch overhaul in early 2023.  (Courtesy NIF)
Posted inPolitics

New Israel Fund decries House investigation over alleged Israeli election spending

by Grace Gilson July 14, 2026July 14, 2026
Congregants gather in the sanctuary of Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, San Francisco’s pioneering LGBTQ synagogue, founded in 1977. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

In a rare move, Sha’ar Zahav used its endowment for social good. It’s paying off. 

by Emma Goss July 13, 2026July 13, 2026
Rep. Ro Khanna speaks at a town hall event on Feb. 20 in Stanford. (Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)
Posted inPolitics

Ro Khanna says armed settlers detained him in the West Bank

by Theia Chatelle July 13, 2026July 13, 2026
An Israeli woman casts her vote as her children join her during Israel's general elections in Har Homa, in eastern Jerusalem, Nov. 1, 2022. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Israel’s upcoming elections trigger mad dash for scarce plane tickets for Israelis abroad

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer July 13, 2026July 13, 2026
Coach Paul Hettler and his team of under-19 boys water polo players at the 2026 Maccabiah Games in Israel. (Iris Gluzman-Chuang)
Posted inSports

NorCal athletes find competitors and friends at Maccabiah Games in Israel

by Cayla Labgold-Carroll July 10, 2026July 10, 2026
Milwaukee Jews march in the community's annual Walk for Israel, part of the federation's celebrations for Israel's independence day. (Courtesy of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation)
Posted inU.S.

A growing number of federations are asking Jews if they identify as Zionist — and grappling with the results

by Andrew Lapin July 10, 2026July 10, 2026
A woman holds a combination American-Israeli flags during Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving on the National Mall on May 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Americans’ views of Israelis have grown more negative, survey finds

by Grace Gilson July 10, 2026July 10, 2026
Farrah Kahn is the former mayor of Irvine.
Posted inCalifornia

Jewish groups protest former Irvine mayor appointed to lead local Rotary Club

Louis Keene by Louis Keene July 9, 2026July 9, 2026
A 9,000-square-foot Chabad center has opened in a former nightclub in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland. (Courtesy Beit Shvidler Jewish Center of Iceland)
Posted inWorld

Europe’s smallest Jewish community gets a home of its own — complete with geothermal mikvah

by Jenna Gottlieb July 9, 2026July 9, 2026
Signs in the stadium lit up with a welcome during the Giants' Jewish Heritage Night on July 7. (Cayla Labgold-Carroll/ J. Staff)
Posted inSports

Latke vodka pizza and shofar blast but no challah launcher: Jewish Heritage Night with the Giants

by Cayla Labgold-Carroll July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

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