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"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)
Posted inFirst Person

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)
Posted inLocal Voice

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
Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews' daily vigil in front of the Soviet Consulate, Nov. 24, 1986 (Photo/Tom Wachs)
Posted inLetters

That’s not Jewish wine. He’s the wicked son. Food aid shouldn’t be political.

by J. Staff May 30, 2025May 30, 2025
A protester's signs reference changes at the Education Department, among other Trump administration moves, at a rally against potential federal funding cuts at UC Berkeley at Sproul Plaza, March 19, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

56 local rabbis on the wrong way to stop antisemitism

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg May 29, 2025May 29, 2025
European synagogues, like the bunker-esque Ulm Synagogue in Germany, are built with security as the highest priority. (Andreas F. Borchert via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inLocal Voice

What kind of house do American Jews want to live in?

Chanan Tigay by Chanan Tigay May 28, 2025May 29, 2025
"Free Palestine" graffiti at Stanford University, June 5, 2024 (Andrew Esensten/J. Staff)
Posted inLetters

Diatribe at Yom HaShoah program. This newspaper angers me. Etc.

by J. Readers May 16, 2025May 16, 2025
Pictures of banners  supporting Kanye West's comments about Jews went viral after members of the Goyim Defense League hate group dropped them from an overpass in Los Angeles, Oct. 22, 2022. (Screenshot from Twitter)
Posted inLocal Voice

Kanye West’s ‘Heil Hitler’ song turns hate into a hook

Morgan Blum Schneider, the director of the JFCS Holocaust Center, a program of Jewish Family
and Children’s Services. (Courtesy) by Morgan Blum Schneider May 14, 2025May 14, 2025
The author's 101-year-old family siddur. (David A.M. Wilensky/J. Staff)
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My grandpa’s 101-year-old time-traveling siddur

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky May 8, 2025May 9, 2025

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