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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preaching from his pulpit in 1960 at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta (Photo/JTA-Dozier Mobley-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

What MLK learned on his visit to Jerusalem

Rabbi Marc Schneier by Rabbi Marc Schneier January 11, 2018January 10, 2018
A few of the strains of herb on offer at Oakland's Magnolia Dispensary (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inOpinion

Our reporting is full of ‘intentional’ bias; weed is bad for you; and other letters

by J. Readers January 10, 2018January 10, 2018
Aaronsohnia is a genus in the family Asteraceae, named in 1927 after the UC Berkeley-connected Israeli agronomist Aaron Aaronsohn (Photo/Wikimedia-Abdulrahman Alsirhan)
Posted inOpinion

Berkeley’s roots and branches are deep and wide in Israel

Kenneth A. Bamberger by Kenneth A. Bamberger January 9, 2018January 12, 2018
Cody Decker of the Israeli baseball team with a life-sized Mensch on a Bench, March 9, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Chung Sung-Jun-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Here’s why we need to stop talking about who’s ‘more Jewish’

Rachel Minkowsky by Rachel Minkowsky January 5, 2018January 5, 2018
A view of the emergency special session regarding Jerusalem held at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Dec. 21, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Abdulhamid Hosbas-Anadolu Agency-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Recognizing Jerusalem as capital — what’s the big deal?

Nevet Basker by Nevet Basker January 4, 2018
Holocaust survivor Ben Stern (center, wearing blue shirt) leads about 200 marchers to the "Bay Area Rally Against Hate" in Berkeley, accompanied by his daughter, Charlene Stern (on right), and Rabbis Menachem Creditor of Congregation Netivot Shalom (holding Ben's arm) and Yonatan Cohen of Congregation Beth Israel (far left), Aug. 27, 2017. (Photo/Rob Gloster)
Posted inOpinion

Our 10 essential Bay Area Jewish stories of 2017

by J. Editorial Board December 28, 2017December 28, 2017
a sea of graduates in robes and mortarboards
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Surprise! Jewish students *still* aren’t scared on campus

Sara Weissman by Sara Weissman December 28, 2017July 15, 2024
(Photo/JTA-Flickr-Joanna Hammond CC)
Posted inOpinion

One of my donors sexually harassed me. I couldn’t afford to stay silent.

Rhonda Abrams by Rhonda Abrams December 27, 2017December 28, 2017
A patron at a Jerusalem pub watches as President Donald Trump recognizes the city as Israel's capital, Dec. 6, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

Jerusalem, for and against; and Arab stereotypes in our cartoons

by J. Readers December 22, 2017December 22, 2017
The butcher paper covering anti-Semitic graffiti that appeared at Oakland Temple Sinai on Rosh Hashanah quickly filled up with words of hope and love. (Photo/Sue Fishkoff)
Posted inOpinion

Putting 2017 behind us and looking ahead with hope

by J. Editorial Board December 22, 2017

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