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Opinion

a man stands speaking at a podium. a banner in the background reads "A VIBRANT DIASPORA"
Posted inLocal Voice

At Z3, we have no time for false moral equivalence

Zack Bodner by Zack Bodner November 2, 2023
Bill Kennedy Kedem, who has a daughter, son and five grandchildren in Israel, holds an Israeli flag while listening to JCRC CEO Tye Gregory (behind him) speak during a rally demanding Hamas release hostages at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOpinion

After Oct. 7, some Jews are rethinking everything

David Hazony by David Hazony November 1, 2023November 1, 2023
Dresden after the bombings in 1945. (Photo/Bundesarchiv CC BY-SA 3.0 de)
Posted inOpinion

Hamas exploits the strategic difficulty and moral quandary of attacking Gaza

Rabbi Daniel A. Weiner by Rabbi Daniel A. Weiner October 31, 2023
Israeli flags were in abundance at a rally in San Francisco's Union Square on  Sept. 18, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inLocal Voice

Rise, recover, reimagine: A Jewish response to the terror of Oct. 7

Amichai Magen is the inaugural Visiting Fellow in Israel Studies at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (Photo/Courtesy-Amichai Magen) by Amichai Magen October 31, 2023November 20, 2025
Mourners put their arms around each other during a mass vigil for Israelis and Palestinians killed in Hamas killings and Israeli bombardment. San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inFirst Person

Jewish-Arab partnerships like ours now face their greatest test

by Kher Albaz and Ilan Amit October 30, 2023October 30, 2023
Craig Newmark (Photo/Ian Gittler)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Q&A: Craig Newmark likes to put his money where his mouth is — and then keep it shut

Jo Ellen Green Kaiser by Jo Ellen Green Kaiser October 30, 2023October 30, 2023
Candles at a vigil for victims of the Hamas attacks at Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos, Oct. 8. (Photo/Emma Steinberg)
Posted inLocal Voice

In war with Hamas, what is the moral use of Jewish power?

Doug Kahn by Rabbi Doug Kahn October 30, 2023November 3, 2023
Israeli flags at a rally in San Francisco's Union Square, Sept. 18, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inLocal Voice

In times of crisis, the Jewish community gives generously

Joy Sisisky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Joy Sisisky October 27, 2023
The Richmond city council heard from the public for over five hours on Oct. 24. (Screenshot)
Posted inLocal Voice

Richmond City Council pulls off the mask with Jew-hating and Israel-hating resolution

Shaun Kozolchyk by Shaun Kozolchyk October 27, 2023October 27, 2023
(From left) Karaite Jews of America President David Ovadia, Ambassador Daniel Rubinstein, Maryellen Himell-Ovadia and Eli Eltachan, president of the Israeli Karaite community. (Photo/Courtesy KJA)
Posted inLetters

A Karaite miracle; Synagogue security help; Israel perspectives; etc.

by J. Readers October 27, 2023October 28, 2023

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