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
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
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
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
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
Editorial The unseen mental toll of the pandemic Lockdown. Masks. Zoom. More Zoom. Sitting at home. No going to school. No going to the office. No getting together with friends or family outside of your… By J. Editorial Board Apr 16, 2021
Editorial Ethnic studies: A meaningful victory in a complicated fight When state Sen. Ben Allen and Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, both liberal Democrats from Southern California, first read the original draft of the Ethnic… By J. Editorial Board Apr 1, 2021
Editorial The local Jewish response to Covid has shown us at our best Resilience, persistence, ingenuity and generosity. These watchwords aptly describe the Bay Area Jewish community’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.… By J. Editorial Board Mar 18, 2021
Editorial Survivors are fewer and fewer. We can’t forget them now. Every so often, it’s useful to recall the immortal words of novelist William Faulkner: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” That insight… By J. Editorial Board Mar 4, 2021