Analysis
‘Jew’ isn’t a slur. So why do so many people avoid saying it?
This story originally ran in the Washington Post. As Jews around the world prepared for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, President Trump wished his…
Opinion
Why we need to add a ‘local’ aspect to Jewish Peoplehood
The survival of the Jewish people through a long and treacherous journey is a historical miracle. Yet in recent decades internal rifts and ideological…
Opinion
A year after Halle attack, German Jews still plagued by antisemitism
One year ago today, the antisemitic and racist attack on Jews in a synagogue in Halle, Germany made us all hold our breath. A terrorist armed with a…
Local Voice
How to give effectively during a deluge of need
At this time of year, many of us start to think about our annual charitable giving, but this is no traditional year. It feels like the world as we know it…
First Person
How my family sits at the intersection of Israel’s Covid-19 crisis
I have five children, in very different stages of life, scattered across our home country of Israel. From young married down to high school student, with…
Opinion
Equity, justice and fairness — state propositions that address all three
The sound of the shofar is like an alarm clock — a reminder to take time to reflect, examine our actions and improve ourselves and the community around…
Letters
S.F. State should be ashamed; Trump thinks he's Churchill; etc.
Hypocrisy atop S.F. State San Francisco State University President Lynn Mahoney demonstrated masterful chutzpah over the Sept. 23 talk by Leila Khaled, an…
Editorial
Honor thy parents, and the frontline workers helping them
There are some hopeful signs in our nation’s months-long battle with the coronavirus. Testing has ramped up, treatments for Covid-19 have improved,…
History
75 years ago, Holocaust survivors celebrated Sukkot on their own terms
The festival of Sukkot, which begins five days after Yom Kippur, is traditionally referred to as the time of our rejoicing. It is an upbeat, celebratory…