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It’s getting harder for young professionals to work at Jewish nonprofits

by Rabbi Gray Myrseth March 17, 2025April 4, 2025

Bernie and Sylvia Morris, the author's parents, seen here wearing green around 2005, emigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1957. (Courtesy Yvonne Boxerman)

Don’t pinch me: This Dublin-born Jew won’t wear green on St. Patrick’s Day

by Yvonne Boxerman March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

A demonstrator holds a sign calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil during a protest against the arrest of the Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist at UC Berkeley, March 11, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

We can fight antisemitism without sacrificing free speech and academic freedom

by Stephen Rohde March 13, 2025March 13, 2025

The Jewish community's support for Soviet Jewish emigrants was solid and widespread, as seen in this New York protest in the 1980s. Community support for today's Jewish immigrants remains critical, says J. guest contributor Analucía Lopezrevoredo. (Bernard Gotfryd/Library of Congress)

Our defense of Jewish immigrants isn’t a remnant of the past. We need you now.

by Analucía Lopezrevoredo February 21, 2025February 21, 2025

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)

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.

As a rabbi who used to work for USAID, I have to ask: Who will help when America turns away?

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)

Neuroscience shows how spiritual experiences can help with the teen mental health crisis

by Alisha Pedowitz February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

"Pharaoh's Army Engulfed by the Red Sea" by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1900

If the Red Sea can split, we can find a new way forward for Gaza

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

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.

Trump’s antisemitism probe doesn’t reflect UC Berkeley’s progress

by Ron E. Hassner February 7, 2025February 7, 2025