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R. Elysa Gurman spoke up in support of a housing proposal for unhoused people in her area of Santa Clara at a community meeting, March 1, 2023. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inLocal Voice

Housing the unhoused: If not now, when? And if not in your neighborhood, where?

R. Elysa Gurman by R. Elysa Gurman March 17, 2023March 17, 2023
a black and white photo of Philip Roth
Posted inOpinion

Commemorating Philip Roth means confronting his limitations head on

Jacques Berlinerblau by Jacques Berlinerblau and JTA March 16, 2023
Protesters attend a massive demonstration against proposed judicial reforms in front of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Amir Levy-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Readers weigh in on democracy in Israel, antisemitism in America and more

by J. Readers March 15, 2023March 16, 2023
Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler in “Uncut Gems.” (Photo/Courtesy A24)
Posted inComedy

What does Adam Sandler’s Mark Twain Prize say about (Jewish) American humor?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward March 15, 2023March 15, 2023
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government and judicial overhaul, Jan. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Matan Golan-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Israel is headed for a revolution — but whose?

David Biale by David Biale March 14, 2023March 14, 2023
(Photo-Justin Elson-Flickr Commons)
Posted inOpinion

The death penalty is a Jewish issue, even in California

Cantor Michael Zoosman by Cantor Michael Zoosman March 10, 2023
a plate of weed nuggets next to three joints
Posted inLetters

Put public health before cannabis cafés; Wake-up call for liberal Jews; etc.

by J. Readers March 7, 2023
Rabbi Amanda Russell reads from Congregation Beth Sholom's newly commissioned Megillah. (Photo/Courtesy Beth Sholom)
Posted inUncategorized

Why my synagogue commissioned a groundbreaking new Megillah

Rabbi Amanda Russell by Rabbi Amanda Russell March 6, 2023March 6, 2023
Posted inYouth Voice

Overhyping antisemitism? Maybe I’m the frog in slowly boiling water

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward March 3, 2023
(Photo/Union for Reform Judaism)
Posted inLocal Voice

Why we at Sha’ar Zahav support reparations for slavery

by Deborah Levy March 1, 2023March 27, 2023

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