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Opinion

the canopy of a tall tree, seen from below
Posted inLocal Voice

Trees, humans, and the City of San Francisco: A Tu B’Shevat warning

Rabbi Joel Landau by Rabbi Joel Landau February 3, 2023February 3, 2023
A JewBelong billboard at  San Pablo Ave. and Hearst St. in Berkeley had the words "Free Palestine!" spray-painted on it. (Photo/Courtesy JewBelong)
Posted inLetters

JewBelong billboards, for and against; Human composting is obscene; etc.

by J. Readers February 1, 2023February 1, 2023
Offir Gutelzon (in the pink bandana) helps organize the crowd at an anti-Benjamin Netanyahu protest at Crissy Field in San Francisco, Aug. 29, 2020. (Photo/Miri Ekshtein Prager)
Posted inLocal Voice

‘No Freedom, No Hi-Tech’: This right-wing Knesset puts Israel’s tech sector in peril

Offir GutelzonBen Linder by Offir Gutelzon and Ben Linder January 30, 2023February 1, 2023
Activists with the Jewish climate change group Dayenu at a New York City event in April 2021. (Photo/JTA-Gili Getz)
Posted inHolidays

Eco-anxious? Here’s how Judaism can help us face the climate crisis

Rabbi Laura Bellows by Rabbi Laura Bellows January 27, 2023January 27, 2023
Sam Lauter at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Posted inLocal Voice

I’m struggling, but I will always fight for the Israel I love

Sam Lauter by Sam Lauter January 26, 2023
An Israeli flag waving in the wind
Posted inOpinion

When did Zionists become snowflakes?

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward January 24, 2023
Several young men stand on top of a hill waving Israeli flags
Posted inUncategorized

I’ve spent time with Israel’s far-right voters. They’re not who you think.

by Josh Feldman and Forward January 23, 2023January 23, 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’s on the right path; Israel’s on the wrong path; Don’t roll on Shabbos; etc.

by J. Readers January 20, 2023January 20, 2023
Malka Wallick (left) and Rivka Borek in a pre-production photo for "Indecent" at the San Francisco Playhouse. (Photo/Jessica Palopoli)
Posted inTheater

Cancellation of student play in Florida is ‘Indecent’

Bruce Bierman by Bruce Bierman January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Lear Issa (left) and Shira Yosef in an episode of "Madrasa," an new Israeli TV show from writer Sayed Kashua.
Posted inTV & Film

Looking for hope in Israel? You might find it on kids’ TV

Adam Eilath by Adam Eilath January 17, 2023July 11, 2023

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