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How San Francisco’s ethnic studies program is failing Jewish students 

Viviane Safrin by Viviane Safrin July 15, 2025July 25, 2025
Am Yisrael Chai graduation cap
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Sacramento graduate lifted her voice not to stir outrage, but to support hostages

Rabbi Reuven Taff (Courtesy) by Rabbi Reuven Taff July 9, 2025July 9, 2025
UCLA graduation day
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Family pride turned into Jewish pain at my daughter’s UCLA graduation 

Erin Gordon by Erin Gordon July 7, 2025July 8, 2025
Sasha Velour in "The Big Reveal Live Show!" (Greg Endries)
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Drag queen led us to family. A Stockton salute. The price we pay.

by J. Readers July 1, 2025July 1, 2025
The Rev. Megan Rohrer recently visited Israel for Tel Aviv Pride, which was canceled when the Israel-Iran war began on June 13. The trip included a stop at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Jaffa, which is known for its "Dream Big" sculpture. (Courtesy The Rev. Megan Rohrer)
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Pride won’t be radically inclusive until LGBTQ community disavows antisemitism

The Rev. Megan Rohrer is the first openly transgender Lutheran minister. (Courtesy via BerlinRosen) by The Rev. Megan Rohrer June 25, 2025June 25, 2025
Social media is full of great Jewish content, like Miriam Anzovin's Talmud commentary. But a lot of social media content, including from Jews, is shallow. (Screenshot)
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You may think you’re beyond manipulation, but social media knows better

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin June 24, 2025July 3, 2025
"Esther Denouncing Haman" by Ernest Normand, 1888. 
The Heritage Foundation's Project Esther incorrectly references the Book of Esther as part of the Torah. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Project Esther undermines liberal values at the expense of Jews

Rabbi Bridget Wynne (Courtesy) by Rabbi Bridget Wynne June 16, 2025June 16, 2025
Protesters gathered outside a Santa Cruz theater on April 1 to demonstrate against a documentary detailing antisemitism. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
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D.C. was a wakeup call. 56 rabbis are wrong on antisemitism. Etc.

by J. Readers June 11, 2025June 13, 2025
The main Jewish contingent's float during the 2024 San Francisco Pride Parade. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Can my queer Jewish family count on you when Pride Month is over?

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 10, 2025June 10, 2025
Immersion in a ritual bath is required for conversion to Judaism under Jewish law. (Getty Images)
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For this I became a Jew? Yes, for exactly this I became a Jew.

Meg Keene (Courtesy) by Meg Keene June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

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