First Person Tragedy can't overshadow the joy of our Tunisian Jewish pilgrimage Two weeks ago, I traveled from the Bay Area to Tunisia with my 6-year-old daughter. We were at the historic La Ghriba synagogue in Djerba celebrating Lag… By Adam Eilath May 24, 2023
Opinion As a small-town rabbi, I know how to close the Jewish class divide (JTA) — When you walk into the back door at my home away from home, Beth Israel Congregation of Waterville, Maine, you’re greeted with a faint scent of… By Rabbi Rachel Isaacs May 19, 2023
Opinion Stow Lake is named for an antisemite. What should its new name be? In the heart of Golden Gate Park is a charming lake with a boathouse. It’s well shaded and a favorite spot for birdwatchers, casual walkers and boaters.… By David A.M. Wilensky May 19, 2023
Opinion Why Jews should care that Vice Media is collapsing This story was originally published in the Forward. The torrent of news coverage of Vice Media’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy can be summarized in… By Rob Eshman May 16, 2023
First Person An American rabbi in King Charles' court Perhaps the strangest part was sitting through a Sunday service in the 1,000-year-old nave of St. Albans Cathedral (the longest nave in England!) and… By Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet, JTA May 10, 2023
Letters Judy Blume, force for good; Congress' foul Israel decree; etc. ‘A powerful force for good’ I just read Janet Silver Ghent’s column and wanted to thank you and her for the writeup about the recently released… By J. Readers May 10, 2023
Opinion Israel’s judicial crisis marks a moment of truth for world Jewry The current struggle over democracy here in Israel is by no means an internal issue. It relates to every Jew who considers Israel the nation state of the… By Shlomi Ravid May 8, 2023
Opinion Of course Dianne Feinstein doesn’t want to go. Neither did Moses. It feels like piling on to say what almost everyone, including people closest to Sen. Diane Feinstein, have been saying for a while: she needs to resign.… By Rob Eshman, Forward May 8, 2023
Local Voice We must restore the voting rights of incarcerated Californians I couldn’t be more impressed with two bills in the California Legislature that seek to include incarcerated people in voting. Assembly… By Jo Kreiter May 2, 2023