• Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

Landing Top

Skip to content
Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

Donate

J.

The Jewish News of Northern California

  • Readers’ Choice 2025
  • FREE NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • News
    • Bay Area
    • U.S.
    • Israel
    • World
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Books
    • Ideas
    • Music
    • On Stage
    • TV & Film
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Jewish Life
    • Lifecycles
    • Obituaries
    • Food
    • Religion
    • Education
    • Kids & Family
    • Seniors
    • Philanthropy
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Subscribe | Renew
  • Jewish Resource Guide

Religion

Posted inJewish Life

At Walnut Creek shul, the cantor is now the rabbi, too

by Dan Pine August 2, 2019August 5, 2019
"Cities of refuge", 1901 by the Providence Lithograph Company. (Flickr/Elias Friedman)
Posted inTorah

Shelter from the storm: Sanctuary cities then and now

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon August 1, 2019August 8, 2019
Meditation at Romemu in New York City
Posted inReligion

Mindfulness, tai chi and more at unorthodox NY yeshiva

Ben Sales by Ben Sales July 27, 2019August 5, 2019
“Moses Names Joshua to Succeed Him” by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1860
Posted inTorah

Changing of guard in the Torah reveals two very different forms of leadership

Maharat Victoria Sutton by Maharat Victoria Sutton July 25, 2019August 8, 2019
Jewish astrologer Lorelai Kude in her Berkeley home, July 17, 2019 (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inJew in the Pew

Time to rethink everything you’ve been told about Jews and astrology

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky July 23, 2019January 13, 2026
Rabbi Camille Shira Angel has been a presence at USF for years. (Photo/Courtesy Angel)
Posted inBay Area

Lesbian rabbi is Catholic University of San Francisco’s first rabbi-in-residence

Tova Ricardo by Tova Ricardo July 23, 2019July 25, 2019
(Photo/Pixabay-alexramos10)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Memorable moments from my mishmash mixed marriage

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz July 19, 2019July 23, 2019
Laurel Javors (left) and Rafi Daugherty listen as another couple receives a civil union license in Denver in 2013 (Photo/JTA-Marc Piscotty-Getty Images)
Posted inFirst Person

I’m an Orthodox rabbi, and I officiate at LGBTQ weddings

Rabbi Avram Mlotek by Rabbi Avram Mlotek and JTA July 18, 2019October 28, 2020
The late Chabad rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in Brooklyn, May 1987 (Photo/Wikimedia CC BY 3.0)
Posted inOpinion

The Chabad Rebbe died 25 years ago, but his impact lives on across all Jewish denominations

by Sue Fishkoff July 15, 2019July 15, 2019
Rabbi Samantha Kahn from InterfaithFamily Bay Area officiates a wedding (Photo/Courtesy InterfaithFamily)
Posted inOpinion

Intermarried Jews are not a ‘second Holocaust,’ regardless of what any Israeli politician says

Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz July 12, 2019July 12, 2019

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 104 105 106 107 108 … 138 Older posts

Get J.'s latest headlines sent to your inbox:

MOST POPULAR

The hunt is on for forgotten images of the Western Wall
JCC East Bay ready to take root on Oakland campus with August preschool opening
Richmond mayor, accused of antisemitism, appears headed for election defeat
For many queer Jews, Pride has lost its joy
Jewish crossword constructors across the Bay Area find clues to community
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram

About

  • Mission
  • People
  • Policies
  • Financials
  • Careers

Ways to Give

  • Donate
  • Legacy giving
  • Donors

J. IN PRINT

  • Subscribe or renew
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Change of address
  • Archives

Connect

  • Free Newsletters
  • Jewish Resource Guide
  • Readers’ Choice Awards
  • Advertise

Submissions

  • Contact
  • News Tips
  • Calendar Events
  • Obituaries
  • Lifecyle Events
  • Letters to the Editor
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, see here: Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • © 2026 J.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Powered by Newspack