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A makeshift memorial on a boulevard in Modiin, Israel, for those killed in Hamas’ attack that began on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Uriel Heilman)
Posted inAnalysis

As Israelis await a ground war in Gaza, normal life has ground to a halt

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman October 25, 2023
El Cerrito Mayor Pro Tem Tessa Rudnick (second from left) and the rest of the El Cerrito City Council hold up signs reading "El Cerrito stands united against hate." (Photo/Courtesy Rudnick)
Posted inLocal Voice

Stopping hate speech at local government meetings isn’t easy, but we aren’t helpless

by Tessa Rudnick October 3, 2023October 3, 2023
Teens in bomb shelter at Kibbutz Kfar Blum during the Yom Kippur War, Oct. 1973. (Photo/Courtesy Rabbi Yoel Kahn)
Posted inFirst Person

I arrived in Israel at age 5 — the day before the Yom Kippur War

Marco Sermonetta by Marco Sermoneta September 28, 2023
Ten-year old Naftali at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland before the Kol Nidrei service. (Photo/Forward-Kyla Kupferstein Torres)
Posted inOpinion

When my son wanted to go to synagogue, I worried…. what if he likes it?

by Kyla Kupferstein Torres September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
David Gajer (left) and Eva Orbuch (second from right) about to depart a supermarket with their Moroccan friends in a van laden with earthquake aid supplies. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inOpinion

We were visiting Morocco when the earthquake hit. Here’s what we saw and how you can help.

by Eva Orbuch and David Gajer September 20, 2023September 21, 2023
Liliya Sumka is the only Jew in her small town in Western Ukraine. (Photo/JTA-Arik Shraga)
Posted inFirst Person

Unetaneh Tokef, the High Holidays’ roll call of ruin, is heartbreakingly real for the Ukrainian Jews I’ve gotten to know

Alex Weisler by Alex Weisler September 14, 2023September 14, 2023
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff schmoozed with the crowd following a reception for Rosh Hashanah at the Vice President’s Official Residence, Sept. 12, 2023. (Photo/White House photographer Lawrence Jackson)
Posted inFirst Person

At the vice president’s house, a hot and muggy celebration of Jewish pride

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins September 13, 2023
A chuppah awaits a wedding couple. (Photo/JTA-Mendy Hechtman-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

I’m a Conservative rabbi, and I want to do interfaith weddings

Rabbi Daniel Stein by Rabbi Daniel Stein September 1, 2023September 3, 2023
A copy of "The Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous (Photo/Flickr-KayVee.INC CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Posted inLocal Voice

How the High Holidays reflect my sobriety journey

Jennifer Golbus by Jennifer Golbus August 30, 2023
Repair the World Bay Area's "Wednesday Souper Saucers" prepare soup for unhoused people. (Photo/Courtesy Repair the World)
Posted inOpinion

Why I spent the saddest day of the Jewish year chopping vegetables in a soup kitchen

Kate O'Bannon by Kate O’Bannon August 16, 2023August 16, 2023

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