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Greg Berguig hits a two-run homer as the Brandeis/Sherith Israel Lionhearts play the Kol Shofar Maccabees during a softball game at the Tamalpais High School softball field in Mill Valley, June 14, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inSports

5 synagogues step up to the plate in BATS — the Bay Area Torah Softball league

Aaron Levy-Wolins by Aaron Levy-Wolins June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
(Stock photo/Fiordaliso)
Posted inU.S.

Feds investigating antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association

by Andrew Lapin June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Debbie Togliatti hands preschoolers fresh peas from the garden. (Courtesy OFJCC)
Posted inBay Area

Inch by inch, this ‘gardenista’ helped preschoolers grow at the Palo Alto JCC

by Dan Pine June 16, 2026June 24, 2026
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on June 15, 2026, a day after announcing a deal to end the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

American Jewish leaders across the political spectrum express alarm at Trump’s Iran deal

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer June 16, 2026June 16, 2026
Mayerson Hall at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)
Posted inU.S.

Hebrew Union College claims Ohio’s charity-law suit violates its First Amendment rights

by Andrew Lapin June 15, 2026June 15, 2026
Participants in the Miszpucha Foundation trip for Polish Jewish emigrants and their descendants have lunch at the Jewish Community Center in Warsaw, Poland. (Adam de Kaminski)
Posted inWorld

13,000 Jews were driven out of Poland in 1968. Now, some are returning to tell their story.

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov June 12, 2026June 12, 2026
Swiss winger Fabian Rieder plays with San Diego Jewish Academy students. (Courtesy of San Diego Jewish Academy)
Posted inSports

Swiss World Cup team plays ball on California Jewish day school’s soccer field

Louis Keene by Louis Keene June 12, 2026June 12, 2026
Randy Villegas, running for California’s 22nd Congressional District, poses in Bakersfield, California, on May 23, 2026. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Central Valley Dem backed by pro-Israel group loses House runoff spot to progressive opponent

by Andrew Lapin June 11, 2026June 11, 2026
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At the dawn of the World Cup, the story of the Jews who helped bring soccer to America

by Dan Friedman June 11, 2026June 11, 2026
Crossword constructor Adam Wagner holds his first puzzle published in the New York Times. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inCulture

Jewish crossword constructors across the Bay Area find clues to community

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb June 10, 2026June 15, 2026

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