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Donald Trump waving to reporters, as Vice President Mike Pence looks on, after announcing that the U.S. government will formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, Dec. 6, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Partisan divide over Israel — sound the alarm!

by J. Editorial Board January 25, 2018
(Photo/Tabitha Kaylee Hawk-Flickr Commons)
Posted inUncategorized

As tough as it is for Jewish men to admit, #MeToo is about us, too

Rabbi Daniel Brenner by Rabbi Daniel Brenner January 24, 2018
Climate change is already affecting California, with fire season getting longer and more destructive, as seen in this photo of
the Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, which was closed temporarily in July 2017 due to fires.
 (Photo/Courtesy Bureau of Land Management)
Posted inOpinion

Why Jews need to save the planet our children will inherit

Rabbi Rebekah Stern by Rabbi Rebekah Stern January 23, 2018January 22, 2018
Jared Kushner at a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Jan. 11, 2018 (Photo/JTA-Mark Wilson-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

Jared Kushner’s Jewish high school wants students to advocate for Israel. So what?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll January 22, 2018January 19, 2018
Pro-BDS demonstrators protesting outside the Spanish Government Delegation in Barcelona, Oct. 20, 2015 (Photo/JTA-Albert Llop-Anadolu Agency-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

How Israel’s BDS blacklist falls short of its own goals

Yehuda Kurtzer by Yehuda Kurtzer January 21, 2018January 19, 2018
Delegates to the URJ 2017 biennial in Boston included 6,000 Reform Jews from 500 congregations.
 (Photo/Courtesy Union for Reform Judaism)
Posted inOpinion

It’s time to rethink liberal Judaism. Here’s my plan.

Steven Windmueller by Steven Windmueller January 19, 2018January 18, 2018
Ilana Kaufman on her recent walk from La Jolla to Mexico (Photo/Ilana Kaufman)
Posted inFirst Person, Columns, Opinion

Lessons in mindfulness and leadership on the walk from La Jolla to Mexico

Ilana Kaufman by Ilana Kaufman January 18, 2018January 18, 2018
stacks of kippot in all sizes and colors at a market in Israel
Posted inOpinion

Wearing a kippah in the year of Trump

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky January 17, 2018January 17, 2018
The menu of the original Trefa Banquet (Photo/Courtesy American Jewish Archives)
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What really happened at the original Trefa Banquet?

Jonathan D. Sarna by Jonathan D. Sarna January 16, 2018January 17, 2018
Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition gathering in Las Vegas, March 29, 2014 (Photo/JTA-Ethan Miller-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Stop vilifying the ‘other’ — and start listening

by J. Editorial Board January 12, 2018January 11, 2018

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