Jewish golfer Max Homa, Cal alum, enters top 30 after tourney win By Gabe Fisher May 9, 2022 Jewish golfer and UC Berkeley graduate Max Homa won his fourth PGA Tour event Sunday, which moved him up to No. 29 in the world rankings — his first time in the top 30 in his nine-year professional career. The 31-year-old Burbank native won $1.62 million by shooting 8-under par, putting him two strokes ahead… Read More
Sports Q&A: Warriors sportscaster Grant Liffmann looks good in blue and gold Grant Liffmann’s job covering the Golden State Warriors for NBC Sports Bay Area lets him wear a variety of hats, but before all that, he once wore a… By Emma Goss May 6, 2022
Sports Why does the Utah Jazz basketball team play ‘Hava Nagila’ after wins? A few years ago, Rachel Picado attended a Utah Jazz game in Salt Lake City with Israeli diplomat Eitan Na’eh, who was visiting from Los Angeles. During… By Andrew Esensten, JTA Apr 25, 2022
Bay Area Feral cats invade Oakland Coliseum, Chad Gadya reference ensues An Oakland City Council member may have confused some listeners on a public Zoom call last week while discussing a hairy problem affecting the Oakland… By Gabe Stutman Apr 18, 2022
Sports Weightlifter Jacob Bockelmann headed for 2022 Maccabiah games Jacob Bockelmann has loved weightlifting since being introduced to the sport as a student at Brandeis University. There aren’t that many other Jewish… By Maya Mirsky Apr 18, 2022
Sports All the Jewish Major League Baseball players we’ll see in 2022 After two pandemic-altered seasons, a three-month lockout and a truncated free agent frenzy, the 2022 Major League Baseball season has finally arrived.… By Jacob Gurvis, JTA Apr 7, 2022
Sports Jewish slugger Joc Pederson returns home to play for Giants After the San Francisco Giants won their first World Series in 2010, a teenage Joc Pederson traveled with some friends from Palo Alto to attend the… By Michael Gutnick Mar 22, 2022
Sports March Madness mazel tov to USF's Jewish head coach Todd Golden The Dons are dancing! No, not the hora. The University of San Francisco men’s basketball is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998. Led by… By Michael Gutnick Mar 16, 2022
Celebrity Jews The Jews go to the Oscars; Ivan Reitman dies The Oscars are coming Tracee Ellis Ross officially announced the Academy award nominations in a live broadcast last week. There were a few Jew-helmed… By Maya Mirsky Feb 16, 2022