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Israeli Consul General Marco Sermoneta at a ceremony for Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial day, at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Farewell to Sue. Jewish ethnicity. Yom HaZikaron interrupters.

by J. Readers April 29, 2026April 29, 2026
Rabbi Zac Kamenetz, founder of the Jewish psychedelic organization Shefa, prays in the Giant Sequoia Grove in Berkeley, Aug. 6, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

Psychedelics: A new approach to healing Jewish trauma is on the horizon

Rabbi Zac Kamenetz by Rabbi Zac Kamenetz April 27, 2026April 27, 2026
A memorial stands near the entombed reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. (Trey Ratcliff CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr)
Posted inLocal Voice

Decades after Chernobyl, Russia’s arrogance toward Ukraine persists

Danny Grossman by Danny Grossman April 24, 2026April 24, 2026
Mosaic Law Congregation in Sacramento now allows non-Jewish members and patrilineal Jewish board members. (Courtesy)
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Why we changed the rules so non-Jews can be members of our synagogue

Rabbi Ben Herman (Courtesy) by Rabbi Ben Herman April 10, 2026April 10, 2026
A person holds a “Trans Jews belong here” sign at the 2025 San Francisco pride parade. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Jewish communities can help save trans lives — here’s how

Rabbi Eliana Kayelle by Rabbi Eliana Kayelle and Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
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She was my Jewish angel, but she never even knew it

Dee-Dee Sberlo by Dee-Dee Sberlo April 3, 2026April 4, 2026
A protester holds a sign that reads “Divest” and “Free Palestine” in English and Spanish during a demonstration at San Francisco State University in April 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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Cal needs to change. SFSU antisemitism. Column got it wrong.

by J. Readers April 3, 2026April 3, 2026
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Passover recalls San Francisco’s brush with neo-Nazis in 1977

Morgan Blum Schneider, the director of the JFCS Holocaust Center, a program of Jewish Family
and Children’s Services. (Courtesy) by Morgan Blum Schneider April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
SF Hillel's temporary space at SFSU central library
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What ADL’s ‘Antisemitism Report Card’ gets wrong about San Francisco State

Roger Feigelson by Roger Feigelson March 27, 2026March 27, 2026
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Is Jewish tradition OK with eating meat? Is your conscience?

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler March 26, 2026March 26, 2026

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