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Linda Stoch, left, and Michelle Terris, right, hold up Jews for Trump signs at the Republican National Convention, Milwaukee, July 16, 2024. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)
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Wake up, MAGA Jews; UC Berkeley still has work to do

by J. Readers February 19, 2025February 19, 2025
In the foreground, there is a stack of boxes that said USAID on them. In the background, a military helicopter sits on the tarmac.
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As a rabbi who used to work for USAID, I have to ask: Who will help when America turns away?

Rabbi Chayva Lehrman. (Photo/Emma Goss) by Rabbi Chayva Lehrman February 18, 2025February 19, 2025
Neuroscientist Lisa Miller (left) addresses a room of Jewish educators at a conference in Berkeley on Feb. 6 as Jewish LearningWorks CEO Dana Sheanin looks on. (Courtesy Jewish LearningWorks/Laura Turbow Photography)
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Neuroscience shows how spiritual experiences can help with the teen mental health crisis

Alisha Pedowitz (Courtesy) by Alisha Pedowitz February 14, 2025February 14, 2025
"Pharaoh's Army Engulfed by the Red Sea" by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1900
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If the Red Sea can split, we can find a new way forward for Gaza

Rabbi Nico Socolovsky by Rabbi Nico Socolovsky February 13, 2025February 13, 2025
a heavily armored bulldozer plows through sandy terrain as an Israel flag waves on its back
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Alameda County divestment, for and against — redux

by J. Readers February 10, 2025February 25, 2025
Man sits in small office with sofa and small on floor.
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Trump’s antisemitism probe doesn’t reflect UC Berkeley’s progress

by Ron E. Hassner February 7, 2025February 7, 2025
Left: Hen Mazzig in Israel with his mother, Cami, and his grandmother Hela, a Jewish refugee from Iraq who was forced to leave her home in Baghdad in 1951. (Reli Abrahami). Right: An Iraqi Jewish family in Baghdad in 1910 (Jewish Chronicle/Heritage Images/Getty Images).
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My Jewish family was forced out of our homeland. We must not let Gazans suffer the same fate.

headshot of a younger man in glasses by Hen Mazzig February 6, 2025February 6, 2025
(From left) Rabbi Menachem Margolin of the European Jewish Association, Elon Musk and right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro stand on stage at an EJA conference in Krakow, Poland, Jan. 22, 2024. (Courtesy EJA)
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Does Elon Musk hate Jews in his heart of hearts? That’s not the point

Jason Harris (Courtesy) by Jason Harris February 5, 2025February 5, 2025
a row of small trans flags along a curb
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Trump’s anti-trans executive orders terrify me — and they should scare you too

Jonah Sam Kaye by Jonah "Sam" Kaye February 4, 2025February 6, 2025
The author's kids, Mira (left) and Sam, sit dressed for Halloween on the doorstep of the family's former house in Altadena. (Courtesy of Rebecca Golbert)
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Before the fires, Altadena was our magical place

Rebecca Golbert by Rebecca Golbert February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

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