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a middle-aged man with a goatee and glasses sets at a laptop, his face illuminated by its screen
Posted inNews

Craigslist founder giving away fortune with Jewish values as his moral compass

by Rob Gloster April 5, 2019April 6, 2019
At Camp Tawonga, kids abide by the CHAKWACO rule, which stands for “consensual hugging and kissing with all clothes on.” (Photo/Courtesy Camp Tawonga)
Posted inBay Area, U.S., Education, News

Jewish summer camps address consent and coupling in #MeToo era

Josefin Dolsten by JTA and Josefin Dolsten April 4, 2019April 4, 2019
Yavilah McCoy speaks at University of San Francisco, March 31, 2019 (Photo/Courtesy USF)
Posted inBay Area, News

Speaking in S.F., advocate for Jews of color reorients social justice narrative

Carly Nairn by Carly Nairn April 3, 2019
Two small cabins amid greenery, mountain in the background
Posted inBay Area, News

Two Bay Area Jewish camps receive grants to improve accessibility

by JTA and J. Staff April 3, 2019April 3, 2019
JTA's Netherlands-based Europe correspondent, Cnaan Liphshiz, is one of many native Israeli citizens abroad forced to travel to the Jewish state to vote in elections. (Photo/Courtesy Liphshiz)
Posted inAnalysis

For Israelis abroad, elections start with a scramble for airplane tickets

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by JTA and Cnaan Liphshiz April 2, 2019April 2, 2019
Kevin Pillar striking out in a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Oct. 15, 2016. (Photo/JTA-Elsa-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Kevin Pillar traded to the Giants: a proud Jew dons the orange and black

by J. Staff April 2, 2019
A four-part series on the story of King David will be the last of BimBam's signature short animated videos.
Posted inEducation

Animated Jewish video nonprofit BimBam to shut down

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 2, 2019April 2, 2019
a big glass building with students walking through a lawn in front
Posted inBay Area

Jewish leaders react to settlement of lawsuit alleging anti-Semitism at S.F. State

by Dan Pine April 1, 2019April 1, 2019
Rabbi Ryan Bauer of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco speaks at the National Convening on Jewish Poverty in San Francisco, March 19 (Photo/Courtesy Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Posted inNews

National conference in S.F. explores Jewish poverty

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 1, 2019April 1, 2019
Rabbi Perry Tirschwell (right) will replace Rabbi Shaye Guttenberg (left) as head of school at South Peninsula Hebrew Day School.
Posted inEducation

New head man for Peninsula Orthodox school

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 29, 2019April 1, 2019

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