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      Campers at Camp Be’chol Lashon, a summer camp for young Jews of color. (Photo/Courtesy Be'chol Lashon)

      Editorial

      Work remains to build a more inclusive Jewish community

      In a 1963 speech in Chicago attended by Martin Luther King Jr., theologian Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel famously described racism as an “eye disease, a…
      By J. Editorial Board Aug 19, 2021
      The emperor of Japan,  IOC president Thomas Bach and other delegates stand for a moment's silence during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 23, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Martin Rickett-PA Images via Getty Images)

      Editorial

      A happy distraction, a reason for pride at Tokyo Olympic Games

      The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, which conclude this weekend, will be remembered by Jewish sports enthusiasts for many things. First, for taking place in…
      By J. Editorial Board Aug 5, 2021
      A selection of Ben & Jerry's ice cream in Israel. (Photo/JTA-Linda Gradstein)

      Editorial

      Ben & Jerry's should have thought harder before starting 'cold' war

      You’re deep in the frozen-food aisle, standing in front of a gleaming, 6-foot-tall freezer stocked with pints of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in devilishly…
      By J. Editorial Board Jul 21, 2021
      Three issues for which J. won the 2021 General Excellence award from the American Jewish Press Association.

      Editorial

      Why we will always need the Jewish media

      There was a time when the only way to get Jewish news was by reading a Jewish newspaper. Today, with broadcast news, streaming services and social-media…
      By J. Editorial Board Jul 8, 2021
      Miles Simon, Asher Goldwasser and Ben Gottlieb enjoying post-pandemic life at Camp Tawonga.

      Editorial

      We made it to the other side of Covid. Shehechiyanu.

      It’s time to say a Shehechiyanu. The prayer helps mark time, take a beat and acknowledge milestones. It thanks God for giving us life, and for bringing us…
      By J. Editorial Board Jun 24, 2021
      Following the appearance of anti-Israel graffiti at Gan Noe Preschool, the children decorated a banner offering Shabbat greetings to the neighborhood.

      Editorial

      Speak out against local antisemitism. Now.

      The 11-day war between Hamas and Israel has ended, but the reverberations are being felt not just within Israel, where tensions in Arab-Jewish cities are…
      By J. Editorial Board Jun 10, 2021
      Jewish Community High School of the Bay graduation at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco in 2019. (Photos/Barbara Butkus Photography)

      Editorial

      This year we really mean ‘salute to grads’

      This week’s print edition of J. includes our annual “Salute to Grads” section, featuring congratulatory ads from local Jewish schools and related…
      By J. Editorial Board May 28, 2021
      Israeli police and Palestinian Muslim worshippers clash at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, May 21, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Ahmad Gharabli-AFP via Getty Images)

      Editorial

      A painful road too often traveled in Israel

      Weeks of protests and clashes in Jerusalem, missile strikes from Gaza and retaliations from Israel, and spasms of ethnic violence throughout the country…
      By J. Editorial Board May 25, 2021
      Susan Aronovsky visits with her 94-year-old father, Albert Stark, at the S.F. Campus for Jewish Living on March 29, the first time they had seen each other in over a year. (Photo/Camille Cohen)

      Editorial

      Getting vaccinated isn’t about you — it’s about all of us

      Are you vaccinated? If so, you are in the majority. More than half of all Californians 16 and older are now fully or partially vaccinated, according to…
      By J. Editorial Board Apr 29, 2021
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