• 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

Holocaust Memorial at the California Legion of Honor in San Francisco (Photo/Library of Congress-Carol M. Highsmith)
Posted inJewish Life

Where to observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Bay Area

by J. Staff January 24, 2024January 25, 2024
Congregation Shir Shalom Hebrew school students before Shabbat in November. Parker and Brooklyn Mayer (wearing the hat and in pink) are the daughters of Christian Pastor Jason Mayer. (Photo/Courtesy Rabbi Steve Finley)
Posted inEducation

A Sonoma Hebrew School opens to non-Jews in bid to combat antisemitism

Jew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 22, 2024January 23, 2024
the canopy of a tall tree, seen from below
Posted inReligion

How to have ‘Tu’ much fun for Tu Bishvat in the Bay Area

by J. Staff January 17, 2024
Amos Dor holds a combined U.S. and Israeli flag during a rally demanding the release of Hamas' hostages at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Oct. 13, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inMusic

Israeli soldiers are singing it in Gaza, and American Jews in shul: How ‘Acheinu’ took flight amid crisis

Louis Keene by Louis Keene January 17, 2024January 17, 2024
Matzah ball soup from Pomella in Oakland (Photo/Courtesy Pomella)
Posted inColumns

Horoscopes for Shevat: Ready for some spiritual nourishment?

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude January 12, 2024January 12, 2024
Lana the cat and
Rebekah Bzdick the human both work at Lombard Funeral Home, one of the primary funeral homes used by Sacramento-area Jews. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inJewish Life

Meet the Jewish funeral cats of Sacramento

Jew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss January 10, 2024January 11, 2024
Members of a conversion program in New York City on Dec. 21, 2023. Jasamine Hodge is seated in the center in a white sweater, with her fiancé Adir standing to her left. Seated on the right are Rabbis Adam Mintz and Avram Mlotek. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Hodge)
Posted inNews

‘I just felt this urgency’: For some, Oct. 7 fueled a renewed dedication to becoming Jewish

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis January 10, 2024
Children outside 770 Eastern Parkway, Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn, on Jan. 9, 2023. (Photo/Forward-Mira Fox
Posted inAnalysis

So why were those yeshiva students digging an unauthorized tunnel at Chabad headquarters?

Beth Harpaz by Beth Harpaz January 9, 2024January 9, 2024
"Jacob Blesses His Sons" from "Figures de la Bible," 1728
Posted inTorah

Jacob’s complicated blessings and rebukes for his sons

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen December 28, 2023
Jonathan Furst, a Jewish chaplain working for the Board of Rabbis of Northern California, seen here at his wife’s office in Berkeley on Monday, Dec. 18. 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inNews

New Jewish community chaplain helps fill service gap at S.F. hospitals

by Sue Fishkoff December 22, 2023

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 26 27 28 29 30 … 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