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Ewa Gavrielov demonstrates in a Hebrew T-shirt that reads "Savtot lema'an hademokratiya" — "Grandmothers for Democracy" at a protest organized by UnExptable in front of Israel's San Francisco consulate, July 25, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why aren’t American Jews joining Israeli expats in the streets?

David BialeRachel Biale by David Biale and Rachel Biale July 31, 2023July 31, 2023
Israeli expats and allies protest the Netanyahu government's proposed judicial reforms outside of the Israeli consulate in San Francisco, July 13, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy UnXeptable)
Posted inOpinion

The fight over Israel’s democratic soul began decades ago

Eran Kaplan by Eran Kaplan July 27, 2023July 27, 2023
Left: "The Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867. Right: US Navy photo by Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl.
Posted inOpinion

I lost my family home in a fire. Tisha B’Av is a chance to mourn many losses.

Samantha Grant (Photo/Sarah Deragon) by Samantha Grant July 26, 2023July 26, 2023
Raggedy Ann filled Janet Silver Ghent with joy when she was a girl. But by the time she was a mom, it was tough to stave off Barbie. (Photo/wallpaperflare.com CC0)
Posted inSeniors

I couldn’t keep Barbie out of the house, but my son had a solution

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent July 25, 2023July 26, 2023
Director Susan Stern and her daughter Nora playing with Barbies around the time "Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour" came out 25 years ago. (Photo/Courtesy Stern)
Posted inLocal Voice

When I made a Barbie movie 25 years ago, I didn’t realize she (and I) were in a closet

Susan Stern by Susan Stern July 21, 2023July 21, 2023
Rabbi Mona Alfi and Cantor Julie Steinberg saying the blessing over bread at a Shabbat dinner their synagogue hosted for members and migrants sent to Sacramento by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. (Photo/Courtesy B'nai Israel)
Posted inLetters

Sacramento Jews are ‘the helpers’; You’re never too old for Zumba; Etc.

by J. Readers July 18, 2023July 18, 2023
A common globe thistle blooms near barbed wire at Gamla, in northern Israel. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inLocal Voice

Israel’s contradictions are more obvious than ever — and that’s OK

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner July 14, 2023July 18, 2023
Claes Cornelisz Moeyaert, "Moses Ordering the Slaughter of the Midianites," 1650 (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inTorah

The Torah cannot justify revenge attacks in the West Bank

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July 13, 2023July 14, 2023
The author, Paul Bendix (right), with fellow disabled passenger Brian Clark aboard the Queen Mary 2. (Photo/Richard Bendix)
Posted inOpinion

Judy Heumann changed the lives of disabled people like me — on land and even at sea

Paul Bendix (Photo/Courtesy) by Paul Bendix July 12, 2023July 12, 2023
Adnan Jaber and Israeli politician Tsipi Livni at an event in Israel, June 19, 2023.
Posted inFirst Person

Tech put this Palestinian activist on a path to build peace

by Sue Fishkoff July 7, 2023July 14, 2023

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