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Autism awareness has never been higher — but these misconceptions linger

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
Mosaic Law Congregation in Sacramento now allows non-Jewish members and patrilineal Jewish board members. (Courtesy)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why we changed the rules so non-Jews can be members of our synagogue

Rabbi Ben Herman (Courtesy) by Rabbi Ben Herman April 10, 2026April 10, 2026
A person holds a “Trans Jews belong here” sign at the 2025 San Francisco pride parade. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

Jewish communities can help save trans lives — here’s how

Rabbi Eliana Kayelle by Rabbi Eliana Kayelle and Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
Sberlo family
Posted inFirst Person

She was my Jewish angel, but she never even knew it

Dee-Dee Sberlo by Dee-Dee Sberlo April 3, 2026April 4, 2026
A protester holds a sign that reads “Divest” and “Free Palestine” in English and Spanish during a demonstration at San Francisco State University in April 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inLetters

Cal needs to change. SFSU antisemitism. Column got it wrong.

by J. Readers April 3, 2026April 3, 2026
Rudolf Hess Bookstore
Posted inLocal Voice

Passover recalls San Francisco’s brush with neo-Nazis in 1977

Morgan Blum Schneider, the director of the JFCS Holocaust Center, a program of Jewish Family
and Children’s Services. (Courtesy) by Morgan Blum Schneider April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Hundreds of British and Israeli Jews protest against the policies of the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu in London, March 24, 2023. (Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Silence is not solidarity: Diaspora Jews must speak when Israel strays

by Mick Davis March 31, 2026March 31, 2026
SF Hillel's temporary space at SFSU central library
Posted inLocal Voice

What ADL’s ‘Antisemitism Report Card’ gets wrong about San Francisco State

Roger Feigelson by Roger Feigelson March 27, 2026March 27, 2026
(Flickr via USDA)
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Is Jewish tradition OK with eating meat? Is your conscience?

Rabbi George Altshuler by Rabbi George Altshuler March 26, 2026March 26, 2026
Gavin Newsom meets with a Californian survivor of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in October 2023. (Courtesy office of the Governor)
Posted inOpinion

Gavin Newsom isn’t waffling on Israel — he’s voicing sensible ideas in an era of outrage

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman March 26, 2026March 26, 2026

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