ADL: 1 in 5 adults exposed to white supremacy while online gaming By Maya Mirsky Dec 9, 2022 Gaming is hugely popular in the U.S., with estimates showing that 66% of Americans play some kind of video game weekly. Many turn to online gaming, where love for a game can create community across ages and regions of the country. But it can also turn ugly. “Hate and extremism in online games has only… Read More
Bay Area Over kosher wine, experts share advances in medical cannabis It was an evening full of wine and weed on Tuesday at Covenant Winery in Berkeley, where three expert panelists talked about Israel’s contributions in the… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Nov 11, 2022
From the Archives In the late ’80s, we were riding the ‘information superhighway’ Suppose it was the late 1980s. Suppose there had been a rush of technological invention in the past few years, including a way to network computers so you… By Maya Mirsky Nov 10, 2022
Tech Jewish Twitter users reflect on their community as the Musk era sets in Two years ago, a poll on Twitter tried to settle once and for all how to refer to the corner of the social media platform where Jews conversed. “Jwitter”… By Philissa Cramer, JTA Nov 10, 2022
Tech Jewish security group warns Elon Musk about threats on Twitter Citing “the most complex and dynamic threat environment” facing American Jews in history, the Secure Community Network, a nonprofit organization… By Gabe Stutman Nov 2, 2022
Bay Area Antisemitic video site Goyim TV taken down by domain provider UPDATED: As of Nov. 7, Goyim TV is back online. Goyim TV, a website that functions as a digital home and powerful propaganda tool for one of the nation’s… By Gabe Stutman Oct 31, 2022
Tech Online antisemites see opening as Twitter is handed over to Musk Online extremists emboldened by Kanye West’s recent antisemitic diatribes and by Elon Musk’s pledge to loosen content moderation policies on Twitter after… By Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTA Oct 28, 2022
Science In S.F., Israeli space scientists to talk about successes — and failures How many jokes can you make about Israel’s lunar lander crashing into the surface of the moon? A lot, it turns out. “Well, when you say it had an impact,… By Maya Mirsky Oct 27, 2022
Tech Synagogues tap into mobile apps like Venmo for collecting tzedakah Every Friday evening at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, Shabbat services conclude with a member of the clergy reminding congregants that there’s… By Emma Goss Oct 18, 2022