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Supreme Court President Esther Hayut presides over the high court in Jerusalem, March 19, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

Israeli democracy may not survive a ‘reform’ of its Supreme Court

Alex Lederman by Alex Lederman and JTA January 12, 2023
Person holds "Stop the Hate" sign
Posted inUncategorized

Israel’s consul general: California should join other states in adopting IHRA definition of antisemitism

Marco Sermonetta by Marco Sermoneta January 11, 2023January 11, 2023
George Santos joined the newly elected GOP members of the New York State Senate and United States Congress during a press conference in Baldwin, New York, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Alejandra Villa Loarca-Newsday RM via Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

George Santos’ fake ‘Jew-ish’ story is not the most troubling lie he told

by Andrew Silverstein and Forward January 6, 2023January 6, 2023
Jeff Banker and Lori Baker are back on the restaurant scene at Maybeck's in San Francisco. (Photo/JTA-Marc Fiorito-Gamma Nine Photography)
Posted inLetters

Resources for ‘Secular/Cultural’ Jews; When it’s treyf, I chafe

by J. Readers December 21, 2022
Alix Wall (front) with (from left), mother Sarah, grandfather Abraham and grandmother Rachela in Riverside in the late 1970s.
Posted inFirst Person

Lullaby written for my mother in the ghetto will be in the spotlight at Carnegie Hall

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 19, 2022December 20, 2022
black and white photo of two shabbat candles burning
Posted inOpinion

What I learned about Shabbat: Keep it, or else!

by Jenni Olson December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
In this session at the Z3 conference in Palo Alto, Nov. 10, 2019, Stanford Hillel students led round table conversations asking participants how they would have handled real-life campus situations. (Photo/Courtesy Z3)
Posted inUncategorized

At this year’s Z3 Conference, we’re reclaiming the Jewish identity conversation

Rabbi Amitai Fraiman by Rabbi Amitai Fraiman December 9, 2022December 9, 2022
Big crowd at a vigil for Pittsburgh shooting victims the day after the attack (Photo/Maya Mirsky)
Posted inLetters

Reactions to our ‘appalling’ Beth Am article; Kopp Lake has a nice ring to it; etc.

by J. Readers December 6, 2022
Preparing for a Yemenite Jewish wedding in the Bay Area. (Photo/File photo-JIMENA-Punam Bean)
Posted inLocal Voice

Using Sephardic sources to create a perfect moment of Jewish learning

Tamar Zaken by Tamar Zaken November 30, 2022December 6, 2022
Walnut Creek City Council Member Kevin Wilk speaking to high school students. (Photo/Courtesy Wilk)
Posted inFirst Person

How local elected officials like me can fight rising antisemitism

Kevin Wilk by Kevin Wilk November 28, 2022

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