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Emma Goss and Héber Cruz Berber have a love story of their own. After a long engagement, they will marry in February.
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‘Such a Match!’ podcast — a passion project hosted by a hopeless romantic

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 18, 2025January 22, 2025
a heavily armored bulldozer plows through sandy terrain as an Israel flag waves on its back
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I’m a Jewish elected official. Here’s why I divested our county from Caterpillar

a posed headshot of a man in a suit with a mustache. a california flag hangs behind him. by Henry Levy January 10, 2025January 10, 2025
The Palisades Fire, one of multiple wildfires in the Los Angeles area right now, started on Jan. 7. (CAL FIRE via Flickr)
Posted inOpinion

Jews excel at collective organizing. The L.A. fires are a call to rally resources to fight climate change

by Rabbi Jennie Rosenn January 10, 2025January 10, 2025
A group of protesters. Some hold up Palestinian flags. Others are holding up a large yellow banner that says "SF BAY AREA, RISE UP FOR PALESTINE, END ISRAELI APARTHEID"
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Appalled by the Haas Fund vs. applauding the Haas Fund

by J. Readers January 9, 2025January 10, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shares his autobiography with then-former President Donald Trump  at Trump's estate, Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, July 26, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/Israel Government Press Office)
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The U.S. has been too weak in seeking a hostage deal. Could Trump really change things?

by David Christopher Kaufman January 9, 2025January 9, 2025
A Bundist demonstration in Russia in 1917. (Wikimedia Commons)
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We can resist tyranny by following in the footsteps of the Jewish Labor Bund

Elaine Sneierson Leeder by Elaine Sneierson Leeder January 8, 2025January 8, 2025
Three political leaders shake hands
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When I met with President Carter about Israel’s ‘apartheid’

Rabbi Andrew Straus by Rabbi Andrew Straus January 3, 2025January 3, 2025
Residents and a staff member at the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living make challah during High Holidays 2024. (Courtesy)
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Redefining normal: We all need to challenge our ageist beliefs

Dr. Adrienne Green (Paige Green) by Dr. Adrienne Green January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
a tattered Israeli flag waves from the top of a residential building
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Why ‘Israel’ was the 2024 word of the year

by Aviya Kushner December 31, 2024December 31, 2024
A collage that includes a color photo of a bald man in a suit, a black and white photo of a young Bob Dylan wearing sunglasses, and the cover of a copy of the Christian Bible
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What David Brooks and Bob Dylan teach Jews about heresy

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