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A 1933 photograph of the interior of Temple Emanu-El decorated for Sukkot. (Photo/J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

The ancient festival of Sukkot needed a Golden State touch

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 2, 2023October 2, 2023
the three sit on the ground
Posted inLocal Voice

Telling harsh truths about the occupation is not antisemitic

Rabbi David Cooper (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Rabbi David J. Cooper October 2, 2023October 2, 2023
Israeli Consul General Yaacov Sella (left) and Mayor Dianne Feinstein hang an Israeli flag from City Hall in 1986 to mark 38 years of Israeli independence. (Photo/Tom Wachs)
Posted inOpinion

Dianne Feinstein was tenacious and contradictory — just like American Jews

Rabbi Jay Michaelson by Rabbi Jay Michaelson October 2, 2023October 2, 2023
Aaron Belsh, co-founder of Dealio
Posted inBay Area

Here’s the ‘Dealio’ on a startup that offers discounts at East Bay businesses

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 2, 2023October 2, 2023
Gabe Kapler looks on from his San Francisco Giants dugout prior to the start of a game against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park in San Francisco, May 10, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Thearon W. Henderson-Getty Images)
Posted inSports

S.F. Giants fire Jewish manager Gabe Kapler after disappointing season

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis September 29, 2023
Dianne Feinstein, running for Senate, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden, New York City, July 13, 1992. (Photo/JTA-Mark Reinstein-Corbis via Getty Images)
Posted inObituaries

Dianne Feinstein, Jewish former mayor of S.F. and longest-serving woman in Senate, dies at 90

by JTA and J. Staff September 29, 2023October 2, 2023
Cindy Marten, deputy secretary of education, talks with a student at the rollout of the Department of Education's antisemitism listening tour at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo/Dallis Willard-Courtesy Contemporary Jewish Museum)
Posted inNews

Biden administration launches plan to combat antisemitism with event at CJM in San Francisco

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky and JTA September 28, 2023October 5, 2023
A view of downtown Placerville, county seat of El Dorado County. (Photo/Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inNorthern California

Antisemitic trolls target El Dorado County Supes meeting over Christian Heritage Month reversal

by J. Staff September 28, 2023
a man holds up a young boy, who is reaching for the decorations hanging inside a sukkah
Posted inJewish Life

Where to celebrate Sukkot around the Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
James McBride (Photo/Chia Messina)
Posted inBooks

Author James McBride’s anti-Mormon remarks contradict spirit of his new novel

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten September 28, 2023January 9, 2024

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