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Posted inPolitics

Mamdani more popular than Netanyahu among U.S. Jews, new poll shows

by Jacob Kornbluh July 8, 2026July 8, 2026
Rabbi Yoel Kahn at his home in Berkeley. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inThe J. Interview

As one of the first openly gay rabbis, he defied odds and broke barriers

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 7, 2026July 8, 2026
President Donald Trump (right) meets with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington D.C. (Avi Ohayon - GPO/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

‘A collapse’: Number of Israelis who believe Trump prioritizes Israel’s security falls to new low, poll finds

by Grace Gilson July 7, 2026July 7, 2026
The state’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program pays for physical barriers such as anti-ramming posts. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
Posted inCalifornia

Despite budget pressure, California commits to $80M a year for synagogue, nonprofit security 

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi July 6, 2026July 6, 2026
A crowd lifts the squadron leader of the Entebbe raid on his return to Israel, July 4, 1976. (David Rubinger/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

At Entebbe reunion, former hostages say Oct. 7 shattered their faith in Israel’s promise of rescue

by Deborah Danan July 6, 2026July 6, 2026
Fireworks erupt as cars pass by on Marina Boulevard in San Francisco on July 4, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inFourth of July

Jewish stars and stripes: Local clergy sew America’s 250th into Shabbat

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb July 2, 2026July 2, 2026
Maccabiah Games
Posted inIsrael

A smaller, scarred Maccabiah Games opens in Israel, carrying the weight of Oct. 7 and war

Philissa Cramer by Deborah Danan and Philissa Cramer July 2, 2026July 2, 2026
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Posted inCalifornia

California man gets 1 year in jail time for 2023 death of pro-Israel protester

by Grace Gilson July 2, 2026July 2, 2026
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Posted inHistory

More voicemails of your Bay Area family histories

Yael Bright by Yael Bright July 1, 2026July 1, 2026
The campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion on West 66th Street. (Courtesy HUC-JIR)
Posted inReligion

Rabbinical seminaries boast highest enrollment in years, defying downward trend

Louis Keene by Louis Keene July 1, 2026July 1, 2026

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