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A Mother's Day celebration for Afghan families hosted by JFCS East Bay in 2011. (Courtesy JFCS East Bay)
Posted inUncategorized, Bay Area

How local Jewish orgs are helping Ukrainian and Afghan refugees find jobs

by Ryan Torok September 21, 2023September 22, 2023
Palo Alto-born Joc Pederson batting for the San Francisco Giants in 2022. (Photo/JTA-Jim McIsaac-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

No MLB players will face a Yom Kippur dilemma this year — but Joc will come close

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis September 21, 2023September 21, 2023
Protestors demonstrating against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform bills gather outside the Intercontinental Hotel as Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in New York City, Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Alexi Rosenfeld-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Netanyahu to face a divided and aggrieved American Jewish community when he meets with its leaders

by Ron Kampeas September 21, 2023
Mendel Rice, who is likely the first shochet in the history of Solano County, visiting the Maui Kosher Farm in Hawaii, Sept. 2022. (Photo/Courtesy Rice)
Posted inReligion

This animal lover is becoming a ritual slaughterer to fulfill a higher purpose 

Rachel Raskin-Zrihen by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen September 20, 2023September 21, 2023
biden and netanyahu stand facing each other, shaking hands
Posted inNews

Biden and Netanyahu finally meet after months of tension, touting hopes for Saudi peace plan

by Ron Kampeas September 20, 2023
Rabbi Evon Yakar of Temple Bat Yam in South Lake Tahoe, California, speaks before the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors prior to the board's vote to rescind "American Christian Heritage Month," Sept. 19, 2023. (Screenshot)
Posted inNews

California county reverses course on controversial ‘American Christian Heritage Month’ proclamation

by Sue Fishkoff September 19, 2023September 21, 2023
Demonstrators shout “Demokratia,” Hebrew for “Democracy,” during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Union Square in San Francisco, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

Hundreds protest ‘Crime Minister’ Netanyahu during his Bay Area trip

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 18, 2023September 18, 2023
Elon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu discuss AI and antisemitism in a livestreamed talk on X, formerly Twitter, in Fremont, Sept. 18, 2023. (Screenshot via X)
Posted inTech

Netanyahu and Elon Musk talk antisemitism and AI during friendly chat streamed on X

by Andrew Lapin September 18, 2023September 18, 2023
A view inside the Synagogue Neustadt's opening ceremony, Sept. 3, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Heike Neubauer-Antoci)
Posted inWorld

New synagogue in Dresden plans to operate outside of Germany’s Jewish mainstream

by Toby Axelrod September 18, 2023September 18, 2023
The image projected on the walls of the Alcatraz prison, Sept. 17, 2023. (Photo/Haaretz-Courtesy UnXeptable
Posted inU.S.

‘Welcome to Alcatraz, Bibi’: projected image of Netanyahu behind bars greets PM in Bay Area

Amir Tibon by Amir Tibon September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

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