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Matt Lacoff holds aloft a trans pride flag behind him on the Jewish community's float at S.F. Pride in 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

For many queer Jews, Pride has lost its joy

by Joshua Simmons June 10, 2026June 10, 2026
Asaf Elia-Shalev
Posted inEditorial

Our new editor in chief: ‘J. must always be a space for us to have tough conversations’

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev June 8, 2026June 11, 2026
Protesters gathered outside a Santa Cruz theater on April 1 to demonstrate against a documentary detailing antisemitism. (Niva Ashkenazi/J. Staff)
Posted inAnalysis

Changing Jewish views on Zionism could scramble the antisemitism debate

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld June 4, 2026June 4, 2026
Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin stands in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem. (Courtesy Bodzin)
Posted inOpinion

13 years after my arrest at the Kotel, the threat to egalitarian prayer there is growing

by Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin June 4, 2026June 4, 2026
An inviting, sunlit classroom with empty desks and an American flag, ready for students.
Posted inLocal Voice

Lawsuits are a necessary last resort for students facing antisemitism

Eric Horodas by Eric Horodas May 29, 2026May 29, 2026
Beza Abebe is an Ethiopian Israeli human rights advocate living in Oakland. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLetters

School lawsuit op-ed. Politics of Hillel. Solidarity with Ethiopians.

by J. Readers May 29, 2026May 29, 2026
The quad in front of Royce Hall at UCLA is the former site of a pro-Palestinian encampment. (Alton via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inOpinion

Trump and UCLA are fighting over antisemitism. They’re both getting it wrong

by David N. Myers May 28, 2026May 28, 2026
Rita Semel at her home in San Francisco in 2020. (Norm Levin/J.)
Posted inFirst Person

A tribute to the extraordinary 104-year life of Rita Semel

Doug Kahn by Rabbi Doug Kahn May 28, 2026June 11, 2026
State Sen. Scott Wiener speaks at a press conference on antisemitism held on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on June 20, 2025. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

Scott Wiener said genocide. Here’s why Jewish voters should still support him.

Jan ReicherArthur Slepian by Jan Reicher and Arthur Slepian May 27, 2026May 27, 2026
Lev Miller Ruderman was a student at San Lorenzo Valley High School when he was the subject of antisemitic bullying. (SLVUSD via Facebook)
Posted inYouth Voice

Jewish students don’t want to sue over antisemitism. Schools leave them no choice.

Lev Miller Ruderman by Lev Miller Ruderman May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

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