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(From left) Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at Camp David in 1978.
Posted inOpinion

I worked for Jimmy Carter at the White House. He should be remembered as a champion of the Jewish people.

by Stuart E. Eizenstat December 30, 2024December 30, 2024
A portrait of the writer by sketch artist Emily Goff. (©Emily N Goff, 2023, all rights reserved.)
Posted inOpinion

The blessing and burden of bearing first witness to Jewish history

by Ron Kampeas December 27, 2024December 27, 2024
Tannaz Sassooni shows off an Erev Yalda spread in Los Angeles in December 2023. Rachel Sumekh, her collaborator, stands at the back wearing red. (Screenshot)
Posted inFirst Person

The Persian winter solstice tradition of Yalda pairs perfectly with Hanukkah

by Rachel Sumekh December 27, 2024December 27, 2024
(Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught me about observing Hanukkah

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen December 24, 2024December 24, 2024
Brady Corbet’s film "The Brutalist" explores the odious and corrupt world of capital, ego and power which overwhelms an architect’s resources. (Focus Features)
Posted inFirst Person

Daniel Libeskind: Why ‘The Brutalist’ resonated so deeply with me as an architect

by Daniel Libeskind December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
Deborah Goldeen holds a sign that says “Bring Them Home” with names of hostages around it during a rally in support of Israel and the hostages still held by Hamas at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why I left my job at an anti-racism nonprofit after Oct. 7

Bari Goldojarb by Bari Goldojarb December 13, 2024December 13, 2024
Artist Beth Grossman's "Golden Rule," part of the exhibit "Tikkun: For the Cosmos, the Community, and Ourselves," seen through the windows of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco (Kevin Fyer)
Posted inFirst Person

As a Jewish artist, the CJM closure is a personal loss

Beth Grossman by Beth Grossman December 9, 2024December 11, 2024
waves crash on a beach, seen from above
Posted inFirst Person

The Nova survivor who couldn’t stop shaking

Headshot of Ayelet Gundar-Goshen by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen October 25, 2024October 25, 2024
one of the boxes hangs from the roof of a sukkah
Posted inReligion

We bought the viral Amazon ‘tuchus’ boxes for Sukkot. What does that say about us?

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
Cars and houses in Asheville, North Carolina, had trees fall on them during Hurricane Helene in September 2024. (Joanie Terrizzi)
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Battered by Hurricane Helene, it doesn’t make sense to build a sukkah in Asheville this year

Joanie Terrizzi by Joanie Terrizzi October 16, 2024October 16, 2024

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