• 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

Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inReligion

Oakland synagogue celebrates new year with long-awaited eruv

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
A Persian Rosh Hashanah Seder (Header image design by Grace Yagel; original illustration by art-skvortsova/Getty images)
Posted inOpinion

Even this year, I am excited for my Mizrachi Rosh Hashanah seder

Donna Maher by Donna Maher and JTA September 14, 2020
Tashlich at Wilderness Torah's 2019 Rosh Hashanah retreat. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inReligion

Tashlich ritual will give people a rare chance to gather together during pandemic High Holidays

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 14, 2020
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inReligion

A blessing or a curse? The choice is yours to make.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein September 11, 2020September 10, 2020
Rebecca Crystal blows the shofar in Chicago in preparation for welcoming the High Holidays, August 2020. (Photo/Courtesy See3 Digital Events)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Rosh Hashanah dinner, Yom Kippur break-fast, sukkah hops: How risky are these High Holiday activities during the pandemic?

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA September 10, 2020
Jordan Rosenblum is a professor of Jewish studies and art history at the University of Wisconsin. (Photo/Courtesy Rosenblum)
Posted inReligion

Lecture on booze as a gateway chug into rabbinic thinking

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 9, 2020September 9, 2020
Rabbi Mark Bloom streams a live Shabbat service from Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, May 2020. (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Covid, race protests, wildfires on tap for High Holiday sermons

by Sue Fishkoff September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
Writer Anne Lamott (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Writer Anne Lamott to offer thoughts on courage at Days of Awe event

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
“King David Playing the Harp” by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. King David is traditionally understood as the writer of the Book of Psalms.
Posted inYom Kippur

Bold prayers and broad vision determine the quality of our lives

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 4, 2020September 3, 2020
Democratic supporters on webcams celebrate after Joe Biden formally becomes the Democratic nominee for president during the virtual Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2020. (Photo/JTA-David Cliff-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inHigh Holidays

What synagogues streaming High Holiday services can learn from the political conventions

Steve Rabinowitz by Steve Rabinowitz and JTA August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 80 81 82 83 84 … 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
For many queer Jews, Pride has lost its joy
Jewish crossword constructors across the Bay Area find clues to community
Death announcements for the week of June 12, 2026
  • 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