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Rabbi Beth Singer of S.F. Congregation Emanu-El — one of several local Jews running to help represent diaspora Jews in the 38th World Zionist Congress — dancing with a Torah during Women of the Wall's monthly service at the Western Wall, April 2015. (JTA/FLASH90/MIRIAM ALSTER)
Posted inEditorial

Make a difference — vote for the World Zionist Congress delegates who represent us in Israel

by J. Editorial Board March 4, 2020March 4, 2020
Big turnout at a Feb. 3 UC Berkeley student union meeting where pro-Israel and anti-Israel student groups debated a measure to remove a controversial Bears for Palestine display.  (Twitter/StandWithUs)
Posted inEditorial

In latest Israel flare-up at UC Berkeley, the controversy itself is an ‘affront’

by J. Editorial Board February 20, 2020
JOC leaders invited to a think tank convened by the Leichtag Foundation in September 2016, including Ilana Kaufman (top right)
Posted inEditorial, Opinion, Philanthropy

More Jews of color in leadership positions is good for us all

by J. Editorial Board February 6, 2020
Jews wearing Star of David badges in the Lodz Ghetto in Poland. (JTA/Jewish Chronicle/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Posted inHolocaust Remembrance Day

We must preserve survivor testimony to keep lessons alive

by J. Editorial Board January 24, 2020January 24, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks about the situation with Iran in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Jan. 8, 2020. (JTA/Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inEditorial

Let’s dial down U.S.-Iran tension while there’s still time

by J. Editorial Board January 9, 2020
The Bay Area rabbinic delegation at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel’s south with Ami Shaked, supervisor of the site (at front in tan shirt and cap).
Posted inEditorial

Even in the darkness of 2019, the Jewish spirit shines

by J. Editorial Board December 19, 2019December 19, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli-American Council's annual conference in Hollywood, Fla., Dec. 7, 2019. (JTA/Noam Galai)
Posted inEditorial

Trump’s order designed to protect Jewish students needs thoughtful review

by J. Editorial Board December 11, 2019December 17, 2019
The headquarters of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in Jerusalem. (JTA/Flash90)
Posted inEditorial

The thrill of genetic genealogical discoveries should be tempered by ethical concerns

by J. Editorial Board December 3, 2019December 3, 2019
(From left) Alvin Baum Jr., Marc Benioff, Roselynne "Cissie" Swig, Adam Swig.
Posted inPhilanthropy

Jewish philanthropy must be more than a one-day event

by J. Editorial Board November 19, 2019November 15, 2019
Firefighters from San Luis Obispo deployed in Sonoma /San Luis Obispo Fire Department
Posted inEditorial

The Earth is trying to tell us something

by J. Editorial Board October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

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