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Israeli police scuffle with Haredi Orthodox men protesting the arrests of two yeshiva students charged with draft evasion, in Jerusalem, Oct. 19, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael at 70

Just like the Bay Area, Israel is overdue for its own ‘Big One’

Douglas E. Goldman by Douglas E. Goldman April 4, 2018April 4, 2018
An early group of Youth Aliyah refugees arrive in Israel through the Port of Haifa. (Photo/Israel Government Press Office CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inIsrael at 70

Safe rooms and powdered eggs in the shadow of independence

Raphael Danziger by Raphael Danziger April 3, 2018April 4, 2018
Tamar Zaken in her Israeli army days
Posted inIsrael at 70

At the bus stop, waiting for the messiah (or something like it)

Tamar Zaken by Tamar Zaken April 3, 2018April 4, 2018
Palestinian protesters at a demonstration near the Gaza border, March 31, 2018 (Photo/JTA-Abed Rahim Khatib-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael at 70

Are our ancestors’ tears any different from Palestinian tears?

Austin Weisgrau by Austin Weisgrau April 3, 2018April 4, 2018
Ofra Daniel as lead character Tirza in her production of “Love Sick,” winner of the 2018 Glickman Award (Photo/Cheshiredave Creative)
Posted inIsrael at 70

I am your daughter — a letter to my dear land of Israel

Ofra Daniel by Ofra Daniel April 2, 2018April 4, 2018
Zack Bodner (left) with his family at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
Posted inIsrael at 70

Why should Israel matter? Because it’s in our collective soul.

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner April 2, 2018April 4, 2018
a stack of matzah on a white tablecloth
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Eat matzah in public to declare your Jewish pride

Rabbi Jonathan Singer by Rabbi Jonathan Singer March 26, 2018April 2, 2018
(Photo/Pixabay CC0)
Posted inOpinion

My sexual harasser is still a leader in the Jewish community

by Debbie Findling March 22, 2018March 22, 2018
Students at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto participate in the March 14 school walkout inspired by the shooting last month at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. (Photo/Facebook-Gideon Hausner)
Posted inOpinion

We marched, but maybe our voices weren’t loud enough

Salma Siddiqui by Salma Siddiqui March 20, 2018March 20, 2018
A student at Tehiyah Day School in El Cerrito participating in the National School Walkout, March 14, 2018. (Courtesy/Tehiyah Day School)
Posted inOpinion

Watching my 9-year-old protest school shootings gave me hope for the future

Shaun Kozolchyk by Shaun Kozolchyk March 19, 2018March 23, 2018

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