• 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

California

Two women hug as other people look on
Posted inAnalysis

9 stories that defined our Jewish year in 2023 before Oct. 7

Ben Sales by Ben Sales December 27, 2023December 27, 2023
Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman's "Harmony" is now on Broadway. (Photo/JTA-Julieta Cervantes)
Posted inThe Matzo Chronicles

Broadway’s ‘Harmony’ includes origin story of singer who became S.F. cantor

Karen Galatz by Karen Galatz December 26, 2023December 28, 2023
Zack Gelof at bat during one of his first games for the Oakland A's. (Photo/Courtesy Oakland A's)
Posted inSports

The top 10 Jewish sports moments of 2023, from California to Israel

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis December 26, 2023December 26, 2023
Nida Khalil AKA Nida Liftawiya in a video from her YouTube channel. (Screenshot)
Posted inBay Area

‘Freaked out’ parents discover antisemitic posts linked to Oakland school social worker

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 22, 2023December 26, 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
Students and Hillel associates paint and chat during commUNITY, a session of healing through art and prayer, at SF Hillel in San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOpinion

Jewish college students can’t escape the politics of Oct. 7

Roger Feigelson by Roger Feigelson December 22, 2023December 26, 2023
Placard states AJS and Association for Jewish Studies
Posted inAnalysis

What is antisemitism? Jewish scholars at S.F. conference wrangle with past, present

by Andrew Silow-Carroll December 22, 2023December 26, 2023
Noah Dorfman of San Rafael picks produce on an Israeli farm that’s short on workers due to the war. (Photo/Courtesy Noah Dorfman)
Posted inNews

‘They needed us’: Bay Area volunteers drop everything to help in Israel

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz December 21, 2023December 21, 2023
Chabad of Oakland's menorah at Lake Merritt on Dec. 10, 2023 (right), two days before it was vandalized, pulled down and thrown in the lake (left). (Courtesy Chabad of Oakland)
Posted inBay Area

Most Bay Area Jews are more fearful since Oct. 7, survey finds

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 21, 2023
Stanford students camp out in front of the university's White Plaza to push the school to adopt more aggressive stances against Israel, Nov. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Tayfun Cokun-Anadolu via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

At Stanford, a committee to address antisemitism is roiled by Jewish infighting

by Andrew Lapin December 21, 2023December 21, 2023

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 99 100 101 102 103 … 630 Older posts

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

MOST POPULAR

The hunt is on for forgotten images of the Western Wall
Citing persistent hostility, Israeli American resigns from Davis commission
Richmond mayor, accused of antisemitism, appears headed for election defeat
JCC East Bay ready to take root on Oakland campus with August preschool opening
For many queer Jews, Pride has lost its joy
  • 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