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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)

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)

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)

From the Archives

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

by Maya Mirsky April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen

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

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)

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

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)

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)

U.S.

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

by Philissa Cramer March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

California state capitol building with dome

California bill would add Jewish identity as an ethnicity on forms

by Lea Loeb March 30, 2026March 31, 2026

Ednah Beth Friedman records a story about her family during J.’s “History is Calling!” event on March 22 at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life in Berkeley. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

How did you or your family end up in the Bay Area? We want to know!

by Yael Bright March 30, 2026March 31, 2026

On a recent podcast, Tucker Carlson blamed Chabad for the Iran war. (Screenshot of The Tucker Carlson Show)

Inside the ancient Christian theology driving modern antisemitism

by Mira Fox March 30, 2026March 30, 2026