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Children and workers at a tent encampment recently built near the Tornillo Port of Entry in Tornillo, Texas, June 19, 2018 (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Posted inColumns

Looking to a 16-year-old border detainee for a ray of humanity

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein June 25, 2018
Scwieg sitting in a chair with students
Posted inEducation

Before it’s too late, let’s unify Jewish schools in East Bay

Reuven Kahane by Reuven Kahane June 22, 2018June 22, 2018
Richard Benjamin, right, as Alexander Portnoy in a 1972 film adaptation of "Portnoy's Complaint." Lee Grant, on left, played Portnoy's mother. (Photo/JTA-Warner Brothers-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Israel; Israel; Chabon; Chabon; we picked the wrong Roth photo

by J. Readers June 20, 2018
Jared Kushner (right) speaking while U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman looks on at the opening ceremony of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

I’m tired of Jews standing up for Israel’s enemies

Martin Wasserman by Martin Wasserman June 19, 2018June 18, 2018
pride marchers carry lgbt pride flags with stars of david on them
Posted inEditorial

Put civil rights at head of the parade as we celebrate Pride

by J. Editorial Board June 18, 2018June 18, 2018
Officers taking a group of Central American asylum seekers into custody near McAllen, Texas, June 12, 2018. (Photo/JTA-John Moore-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

World Refugee Day is June 20. This year, more than ever, it’s time to act.

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel June 18, 2018June 19, 2018
A sign reads "Where are the children?" at an anti-ICE rally in Chicago, June 5, 2018. (Photo/Flickr-Charles Edward Miller CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inLocal Voice

On Father’s Day, I thought of fathers whose children are taken by ICE

by David Waksberg June 18, 2018June 18, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-Steven Groves CC BY 2.0)
Posted inFather's Day, Uncategorized, First Person

My taste of treyf, and my Orthodox rabbi dad’s reaction

Rabbi Shelley Waldenberg by Rabbi Shelley Waldenberg June 15, 2018June 15, 2018
Michael Chabon at home in 2016 (Photo/Cathleen Maclearie)
Posted inLocal Voice

On Michael Chabon and preaching to the wrong choir

by Tom Herz June 14, 2018
bail bonds storefront lit in eerie red neon
Posted inLocal Voice

Cash bail is modern-day bondage. Let’s end it in California.

Lyssa Jaye by Lyssa Jaye June 12, 2018June 12, 2018

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