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A broken peace left my family’s heritage trip in shards

Adam Eilath by Adam Eilath May 10, 2024May 10, 2024
A man in a T-shirt with a swastika and the phrase "white power" on it speaks during the Feb. 20, 2024 Walnut Creek City Council Meeting. (Screenshot/City of Walnut Creek via YouTube)
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I won’t stand by while white supremacists hijack my city council’s meetings

Jennie Chabon by Rabbi Cantor Jennie Chabon May 9, 2024
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This California bill could help save local journalism by taxing tech giants

Jo Ellen Green Kaiser by Jo Ellen Green Kaiser May 8, 2024May 20, 2024
An old VW Bettle spotted in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, in March. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
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Zionism means Jews at the wheel, driving our future

Tyler Gregory by Tye Gregory May 3, 2024May 6, 2024
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Like us, ancient Israelites divided time into ‘before’ and ‘after’ trauma

Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf May 2, 2024
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Toughen up: A strategy for addressing antisemitism on campus

Alon Tal (Photo/Courtesy) by Alon Tal May 1, 2024May 1, 2024
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Like elite college athletes, Jewish students need a ‘transfer portal’

Dan Cohen (Photo/Courtesy) by Dan Cohen April 30, 2024April 30, 2024
David Ben-Gurion in his study in Sde Boker, Israel, 1968. (Photo/The Dan Hadani Collection, the Pritzker Family National Photography Collection at the National Library of Israel)
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Zionism is hotly debated today — same as it ever was

Eran Kaplan by Eran Kaplan April 29, 2024April 30, 2024
Rabbi Dev Noily’s grandfather, Jehudah Noily, was an enthusiastic Zionist. (Photo/Courtesy)
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For my grandparents, Zionism was a dream. For my son, it’s oppression.

Rabbi Dev Noily by Rabbi Dev Noily April 26, 2024April 29, 2024
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What losing Tikkun means to me — and to the rest of the Jewish world

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