• Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

Landing Top

Skip to content
Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

  • Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide

Local Voice

Memorials at the Nova festival site near Kibbutz Re'im where nearly 370 people were killed and another 40 were taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. (Chanan Tigay/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

October 7? We should start calling it the ‘Simchat Torah War’

Rabbi Ari Cartun by Rabbi Ari Cartun October 22, 2024October 30, 2024
an image of a mosque, part photograph and part illustration, fractured down the middle
Posted inLocal Voice

Why was an S.F. Jewish Film Festival movie just banned in Israel?

Rebecca Pierce by Rebecca Pierce October 21, 2024October 21, 2024
Palestinians walk through rubble following an Israeli airstrike on the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City in northern Gaza on Oct. 9, 2023. (Wafa-APAimages via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why I couldn’t pray this Yom Kippur

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg October 18, 2024October 18, 2024
The State Opera in Vienna, Austria. (Clive Kim via pexels.com)
Posted inYouth Voice

My family trip to Austria was a rude awakening about Holocaust education

Maya Mazin (Photo/Courtesy) by Maya Mazin October 18, 2024October 18, 2024
a vivid painting of a goat in the desert
Posted inLocal Voice

Many politicians today love to make a scapegoat of others

by Rabbi Zari Weiss October 15, 2024October 15, 2024
A woman poses with two loaves of bread shaped a 6 and a 0
Posted inSeniors

60 ways to leave your 50s: How I turned a big birthday into a tzedakah project

by Beth Astor Freeman October 14, 2024October 15, 2024
The Blue Angels fly over San Francisco during the 2019 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show. (U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker via Flickr)
Posted inLocal Voice

As S.F. Fleet Week meets Yom Kippur, the call of the shofar clashes with the roar of fighter jets

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb October 9, 2024October 9, 2024
A large crowd fills Civic Center for a rally during a Jewish Unity March against antisemitism in San Francisco on Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

One year after Oct. 7, how do we maintain Zionist unity?

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner October 4, 2024October 2, 2024
a man stands arms akimbo in front of a large mural of a yellow ribbon
Posted inLocal Voice

A tale of two street murals about the Israel-Hamas war

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 1, 2024October 1, 2024
loving son supporting mother and hugging
Posted inLocal Voice

Jewish parents face a heightened mental health crisis

Dr. Madeline LevineDr. Garry Rayant by Dr. Madeline Levine and Dr. Garry Rayant September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 … 94 Older posts

Get J.'s latest headlines sent to your inbox:

MOST POPULAR

Organ donation: One heroic decision can save a life
Years after boycott fight, Ben and Jerry’s Israel debuts flavor celebrating Israeli resilience
Loss of egg-cellence: Why Boichik is discontinuing its beloved egg bagels
Berkeley’s Beth Israel celebrates two decades of rabbi’s leadership
SJSU professor fired over pro-Palestinian activism gets her job back
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

About

  • Mission
  • People
  • Policies
  • Financials
  • Careers

Ways to Give

  • Donate
  • Legacy giving
  • Donors

J. IN PRINT

  • Subscribe or renew
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Change of address
  • Archives

Connect

  • Free Newsletters
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Readers’ Choice Awards
  • Advertise

Submissions

  • Contact
  • News Tips
  • Calendar Events
  • Obituaries
  • Lifecyle Events
  • Letters to the Editor
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, see here: Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • © 2026 J.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Powered by Newspack