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Muriel MacDonald at a climate change rally outside Sen. Dianne Feinstein's San Francisco office in Oct. 2021. (Photo/Lara Aburamadan)
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Without pressure, climate pledges made in Glasgow will never be met

Muriel MacDonald by Muriel MacDonald November 4, 2021
Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island in 1915
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Round 2 of the ‘Ellis Island Jewish Name Game’

Peter Cohen by Peter Cohen September 23, 2021September 29, 2021
Tye Gregory, executive director of the San Francisco-based Jewish Community Relations Council
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Ethnic studies battle has given us insight, and resolve for the long run

Tyler Gregory by Tye Gregory September 22, 2021
Gabriel Greschler on one of his first reporting expeditions for J., to a Wilderness Torah retreat.
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Working at J. has taught me what really matters as a journalist

by Gabriel Greschler September 15, 2021September 15, 2021
Protesters on both sides of the abortion issue gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the Right To Life March in Washington, Jan. 18, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Our pregnancy story shows how wrong Texas’ new abortion law is

by Dena Stein and Rabbi Daniel Stein September 2, 2021September 15, 2021
Thousands of Afghans rushed to Kabul's airport trying to flee the country as the Taliban seized power. (Photo/RNS-Wakil Kohsar-AFP via Getty Images)
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Haiti to Afghanistan to right here. Is there an antidote for all this hopelessness?

George Altshuler by George Altshuler August 23, 2021
A selection of Ben & Jerry's ice cream in Israel. (Photo/JTA-Linda Gradstein)
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Ben & Jerry’s is boycotting settlements, not Israel 

Eva Seligman-Kennard by Eva Seligman-Kennard August 17, 2021
Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews' daily vigil in front of the Soviet Consulate, Nov. 24, 1986 (Photo/Tom Wachs)
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50 years ago, we worked to free Soviet Jews. Those lessons still apply today.

Doug Kahn by Rabbi Doug Kahn August 16, 2021August 16, 2021
American and Israeli flags during routine joint military exercises in 2009. (Photo/Flickr-Israel Defense Forces CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Helping to turn teens into advocates for Israel

Ben Cohen by Ben Cohen August 13, 2021August 16, 2021
Learners take part in a Zoom gathering of Ammud, the Jews of Color Torah Academy. (Screenshot/Jews of Color Initiative)
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We asked people about their experiences as Jews of color. Here’s what they told us.

Ilana Kaufman by Ilana Kaufman and JTA August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

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