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Law enforcement officers at the scene of a July 4 parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. (Photo/Forward-YOUNGRAE KIM-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

‘We’re living in an imperfect world’: Highland Park rabbi speaks out after mass shooting in heavily Jewish Chicago suburb

Lauren Markoe by Lauren Markoe and Forward July 5, 2022
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel speaking in support of a resolution to recognize the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in California on the floor of the Assembly, April 7, 2022.
(Photo/Courtesy Gabriel's office)
Posted inTech

First-of-its-kind California law would compel social media companies to disclose hate speech policies

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene July 1, 2022July 1, 2022
Participants in a program at Urban Adamah, where Shefa's cannabis retreat will be held. (Photo/Courtesy Urban Adamah)
Posted inBay Area

Zac Kamenetz, the psychedelic rebbe of Berkeley, seeks applicants for Jewish cannabis retreat

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 1, 2022July 8, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel Yair Lapid attends a session at the Israeli Knesset ahead of the vote to dissolve the government. (Photo/JTA-Ilia Yefimovich-picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Yair Lapid becomes Israeli prime minister with congratulations from Biden

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA July 1, 2022July 1, 2022
A view of a Shabbat dinner at Moishe House Kyiv, which has housed displaced people during the Russian invasion. (Photo/JUF-JTA-Courtesy Moishe House Kyiv)
Posted inWorld

How the Moishe House in Kyiv became a wartime safe haven

Michelle Cohen by Michelle Cohen and JTA July 1, 2022
Graffiti on the wall of Manny's, a Jewish-owned business in San Francisco's Mission District, June 6, 2021. (Photo/Steven Buss)
Posted inNews

State report: Antisemitic hate crimes in California at highest level in a decade

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 30, 2022June 30, 2022
Signs left by abortion rights supporters line the security fence surrounding the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., June 28, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Nathan Howard-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Leading Orthodox groups cheered the end of Roe v. Wade. Many Orthodox women are panicking.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA June 30, 2022
“You can hear a pin drop when I tell my story,” says Sy Karfiol.
Posted inHonoring the Survivors

‘My childhood ended’: Sacramento Holocaust survivor Sy Karfiol recounts harrowing tale for spellbound audiences

by Dan Pine June 30, 2022June 30, 2022
A view of the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream factory and corporate headquarters in Vermont. (Photo/JTA-John Greim-LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Ben & Jerry’s says it opposes parent company’s plan to sell brand’s Israel rights

by Andrew Lapin and JTA June 30, 2022
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‘Spared no expense’: Local Jewish camps ace fire prep

by Dan Pine June 29, 2022

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