Food What makes Trader Joe’s new matzah different from all other matzah? For millennia, Jews have eaten matzah. And for years, Jewish patrons of Trader Joe’s have been able to purchase matzah off the shelves of the tiki-themed… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA Mar 22, 2023
Bay Area Chabad brings new life to S.F. cinema with a Jewish backstory Crystal chandeliers swing from the ceiling of the lobby of the Empire Theater in West Portal, which is carpeted in mind-bending swirls of orange, teal and… By Maya Mirsky Mar 22, 2023
Israel Both sides agree: Israel is headed for a constitutional crisis In a country that is deeply divided, where attending anti-government protests has become a weekly ritual for many, at least one idea still unites the… By Ben Sales, JTA Mar 22, 2023
Bay Area Ex–San Jose firefighter says her superior was a ‘known Nazi sympathizer’ Updated Mar. 22 at 3:00 p.m. A former San Jose firefighter is suing the city, claiming she was the target of racist and antisemitic attacks, was sexually… By Emma Goss Mar 21, 2023
Israel Alarmed by events at home, more Israelis consider life abroad When Daniel Schleider and his wife, Lior, leave Israel next month, it will be for good — and with a heavy heart. “I have no doubt I will have tears in my… By Deborah Danan, JTA Mar 21, 2023
Sports On Israeli baseball team, locker room talk turned to politics Unlike most national sports teams, the Israeli baseball team has very little connection to the country’s government. The players who competed last week in… By Louis Keene, Forward Mar 20, 2023
Religion Coming soon: first collection of halacha by and for trans Jews In the midst of writing a 13-page analysis of a complex area of Jewish law, Rabbi Xava De Cordova found something she wasn’t expecting to see in the… By Jackie Hajdenberg, JTA Mar 20, 2023
Bay Area After three years of Covid, synagogues have ‘new normal’ Three years ago this week, much of the world came to a sudden halt. Schools locked their gates, office buildings went quiet, businesses closed — even… By Maya Mirsky Mar 20, 2023
U.S. Florida bill would ban neo-Nazi ‘ethnic intimidation’ flyers Responding to a recent rise in neo-Nazi activity in his state, a Jewish lawmaker in Florida is trying to outlaw displays of “religious or ethnic animus”… By Andrew Lapin, JTA Mar 17, 2023