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headshot of Holly Blue Hawkins, and older white woman, inset in a larger picture of a cemetery
Posted inNorthern California

Expert in Jewish burials is devoted to making them more ‘green’

by Emma Goss April 20, 2022
a screenshot of the banner at the top of the Libs of TikTok twitter account, which features a small black logo and an American flag
Posted inAnalysis

The Twitter activist behind the far-right ‘Libs of TikTok’ is an Orthodox Jew. Does that matter?

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 20, 2022
Girls sits at desk next to voting sign
Posted inUncategorized

Koret Foundation aims to bolster civics education in California with $3M grant

by J. Staff April 19, 2022April 20, 2022
Rabbi Shimshon Izakson at a Jewish center in Chisinau. (Photo/JTA-Jewish Community of Moldova)
Posted inWorld

A TikTok rabbi helps Jewish Ukrainian refugees feel comfortable in Moldova shelters

by Jacob Judah and JTA April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
Lori, a Holocaust survivor from the JFCS Holocaust Center speakers' bureau, addresses students in March 2019. (Photo/Trish Tunney)
Posted inEducation

California earmarks $1.9M for Holocaust and genocide education

by Ryan Torok April 18, 2022April 19, 2022
Posted inBay Area

Feral cats invade Oakland Coliseum, Chad Gadya reference ensues

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 18, 2022April 27, 2022
Jacob Bockelmann takes a break from weightlifting training.
Posted inSports

Santa Rosa weightlifter Jacob Bockelmann headed for 2022 Maccabiah games

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
Israeli border police patrol in front of the Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, as Palestinians wait to be allowed to enter the al-Aqsa mosque compound, April 17, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Ahmad Gharabli-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Israeli police clash with Palestinians at Temple Mount on tense second day of Passover

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA April 18, 2022
Bat Sheva Marcus, the Orthodox sex therapist, is a co-founder and former board chair of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. (Screenshot via YouTube)
Posted inU.S.

Bat Sheva Marcus resigns from liberal Orthodox seminary board in wake of harassment allegations

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
A Passover seder in 2019. (Photo/JTA-Creative Touch Imagine Ltd/Nurphoto)
Posted inUncategorized

As in-person Seders return, some vulnerable Jews are being left behind

by Stav Ziv and Forward April 14, 2022

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