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A Piedmont Police Department vehicle at Piedmont High School. (Photo/Courtesy Piedmont PD)
Posted inBay Area

Antisemitic markings discovered at Piedmont High School

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Steven Dettelbach testifying in his Senate confirmation hearing. (Screenshot/Forward)
Posted inNews

Steven Dettelbach, nominee for ATF chief, highlights his Judaism at Senate hearing

by Jacob Kornbluh and Forward May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
Marco Sermoneta will replace Shlomi Kofman as Israel's S.F.-based consul general at the end of July.
Posted inNews

Meet Marco Sermoneta, Israel’s globe-traveling new S.F.-based consul general

by Dan Pine May 26, 2022
A family grieves outside of the SSGT Willie de Leon Civic Center following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022. (Photo/Brandon Bell-Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Jewish groups condemn Uvalde school shooting, but only some push for action

by Ron Kampeas and JTA May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing the formation of the Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, Oct. 2021. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Newsom's office)
Posted inCalifornia

JPAC, Jewish caucus tout big wins in Newsom’s proposed budget

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 25, 2022May 26, 2022
Rabbi Walter Homolka, rector of the Abraham Geiger College, in the Liberal Jewish community’s synagogue in Hanover, Germany in December 2016. (Photo/JTA-Julian Stratenschulte-picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

Institutions unravel amid mounting sexual harassment scandal in German liberal Judaism

by Toby Axelrod and JTA May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
A woman stands in front of a mural, part of an art exhibit honoring slain Palestinian-American Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, at the spot where she was killed in Jenin in the West Bank, May 19, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Ronaldo Schemidt-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Israeli military likely killed Palestinian American journalist, AP and CNN conclude

by Andrew Lapin and JTA May 25, 2022
Nurse and activist Jennifer Esteen is running for Assembly in the East Bay.
Posted inCalifornia

State Jewish legislative caucus’ primary endorsements are a diverse bunch

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 24, 2022May 25, 2022
“Our mission as New Lehrhaus is to provide some anchoring in Jewish tradition, Jewish practice,” said Rachel Biale, who runs New Lehrhaus with her husband, David.
Posted inBay Area

New Lehrhaus class series views abortion through Jewish lens

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 24, 2022May 26, 2022
Zvika Krieger, the new spiritual leader of Chochmat HaLev, has brought Jewish spirituality to many milieus — including leading Shabbat services at Burning Man in 2018. (Background photo/Sasha Juliard)
Posted inTech

WhatsApp group from new Chochmat leader brings Counting Omer to local and global audience

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 24, 2022May 26, 2022

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