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Posted inOpinion

For rabbi touched by Las Vegas shooting, Colorado club shooting raises the same old questions

Rabbi Jamie Hyams by Rabbi Jamie Hyams November 22, 2022November 22, 2022
Posters advertising a Netflix special by Dave Chappelle line a wall in Midtown Manhattan, April 2017. (Photo/JTA-Brecht Bug-Flickr Commons)
Posted inOpinion

Comedians are just as capable of antisemitic incitement as political figures. So let’s take Dave Chappelle seriously.

MaNishtana by MaNishtana and JTA November 21, 2022November 22, 2022
several protesters stand near the hall. one carries a sign that reads "palestine will be free"
Posted inLetters

Israel Philharmonic protesters respond; Stow Lake, for and against; etc.

by J. Readers November 21, 2022November 22, 2022
Two campers at Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto in 2021. (Photo/File)
Posted inOpinion

To sustain our JCCs for years to come, vote with your feet

Rachel Schonwetter by Rachel Schonwetter November 16, 2022November 16, 2022
Chappelle on stage with a microphone
Posted inComedy

Dave Chappelle got one thing right in his infamous SNL monologue

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward November 16, 2022
Tosha Stimage's "No on is listening to us" on display at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Photo/Impart Photography-Courtesy Contemporary Jewish Museum)
Posted inCulture

Palestinian flags in a Jewish museum? Try ‘listening’ to what the artist is saying.

Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan by Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan November 11, 2022January 3, 2023
Conductor Lahav Shani takes a bow during a standing ovation at the Israel Philharmonic's performance in San Francisco, Nov. 5, 2022. Before the performance, attendees were greeted by anti-Israel protesters outside Davies Symphony Hall. (Photo/Rabbi Ryan Bauer)
Posted inLetters

Affordable senior options, please; Eyeballing ethnic studies; Hooray for J.

by J. Readers November 9, 2022November 10, 2022
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Posted inFirst Person

My phone went missing on Rosh Hashanah — and it was awesome 

Samantha Grant (Photo/Sarah Deragon) by Samantha Grant November 8, 2022November 8, 2022
Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park (Photo/Flickr-Patrick G CC)
Posted inLocal Voice

So a lake in S.F. is named for an old-timey antisemite. Who cares?

Jonathan Harris by Jonathan Harris November 7, 2022November 9, 2022
Dr. Jonathan Esensten and his wife, Raquel Gardner, with their five children at Ramat Gan National Park in Israel, June 2022. (Photo/Esti Appleton Photography)
Posted inFirst Person

Why I left San Francisco to write my family’s story in Israel

Dr. Jonathan Esensten by Jonathan Esensten November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

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