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Oil wells set on fire by Iraqi forces burned outside of Kuwait City during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. (Tech Sgt. David Mcleod via Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files)

Spectacle of war masks hidden forces shaping our lives

by Dan Glass March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

"Nick Fuentes was right about Israel," a reference to the far right pundit, was found written in chalk in the middle of Jane Stanford way by a group of students on Nov. 14, 2025. (Courtesy Teddy Ganea/The Stanford Review)

Stanford emails show the right has a campus antisemitism problem too

by Olivia Raykhman and Dylan Rem March 6, 2026March 7, 2026

Disney princesses have let us down. VeggieTales’ Esther takes the crown.

by Lea Loeb February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

Two headstones with candles on them, seen from above

A cemetery photo assignment brought me back to my grandparents

by Aaron Levy-Wolins February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

woman holds child

We can cherish grandchildren of other faiths while keeping Judaism alive

by Janet Silver Ghent February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

Marco Sermoneta, consul general of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, speaks in San Francisco at a Jan. 25 event ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)

Calling the Gaza war ‘genocide’ is a false, dangerous narrative

by Marco Sermoneta February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

BART car interior

‘Invisible’ disabilities make it harder for others to understand our suffering

by Rahel Knight February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Interfaith clergy join together on the bimah at Temple Israel in Minneapolis on Jan. 23. (Courtesy of Rabbi David Cooper)

Jews must stand up to cruelty, in Minneapolis and beyond

by Rabbi Sydney Mintz January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

Bay Area Rabbi David Cooper protests on Jan. 23 with interfaith clergy in Minneapolis where Target’s international headquarters is located, demanding that the retailer keep federal immigration agents out of its parking lots and stores. (Courtesy)

As a rabbi, I couldn’t stand idly by while Minnesota bled

by Rabbi David J. Cooper January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

State Sen. Ben Allen (right) presents state Sen. Scott Wiener with the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California's Jerry Sampson Memorial Award for Legislator of the Year during during JPAC's 2025 legislative summit on May 5 in Sacramento. (Camden Hosea-Small)

Wiener’s ‘surrender.’ Professor’s violations. Martinez support.

by J. Readers January 23, 2026February 13, 2026