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Detail from "The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram" by Gustave Doré, 1865
Posted inTorah

This week’s Torah portion warns us about demagogues and populism

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein July 3, 2024July 3, 2024
holy bible on stand
Posted inLocal Voice

The Christian right wants schools to teach the Bible — but doesn’t understand what the Bible is about

by Robert Alter July 3, 2024July 3, 2024
Anastasia Torres-Gil holds up a sign demanding the return of Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old man from Nepal who is among the hostages still being held in Gaza, at a May 20, 2024 protest at UC Santa Cruz. (Courtesy Torres-Gil)
Posted inLocal Voice

Being pro-Palestinian doesn’t have to mean you oppose the release of hostages

Anastasia Torres-Gil by Anastasia Torres-Gil July 2, 2024July 2, 2024
Rabbi Andrew Sacks speaking at the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center, Nov. 29, 2010. (Via Facebook)
Posted inObituaries

Remembering Rabbi Andrew Sacks, 70, a ‘rabble-rouser’ who fought for religious pluralism in Israel

by Rob Charry July 2, 2024July 2, 2024
Oakland Unified School District teacher Joshua Diamant at a press conference where parents, teachers and Jewish leaders expressed their distress at a statement by the teachers' union they deemed antisemitic, Nov. 2023. (Photo/Dan Ancona)
Posted inLocal Voice

Fighting anti-Jewish bias in classrooms is more urgent than ever

a smiling middle aged white woman with glasses and dark hair by Aliza Craimer Elias June 28, 2024July 10, 2024
J.'s late former editor Marc Klein interviews Israel's then-Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir in the early 1980s.
Posted inLetters

Connection with Marc Klein; Cal chancellor’s concessions; Pro-Palestinian or anti-Israel?

by J. Readers June 27, 2024June 27, 2024
Donald Trump speaking with attendees at a "Chase the Vote" rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, June 6, 2024. (Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

What would Donald Trump do in Gaza?

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson June 27, 2024June 27, 2024
An aerial view of American Jewish University's Sunny & Isadore Familian Campus in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Courtesy)
Posted inLocal Voice

A Conservative rabbinical school is trying to sweep sexual harassment under the rug

Shayna Dollinger (Courtesy) by Shayna Dollinger June 26, 2024July 3, 2024
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Posted inLocal Voice

Reform rabbinical students can finally love whomever they want

Rabbi Chayva Lehrman. (Photo/Emma Goss) by Rabbi Chayva Lehrman June 25, 2024July 9, 2024
The author and her husband (center) with the extended Akita family in Osaka. (Photo/Courtesy)
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A meeting of cultures in Japan: Green tea, chicken soup and mild faux pas

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent June 25, 2024June 25, 2024

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