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Zaki El-Kodsi carries the new Torah in a procession at Congregation B’nai Israel in Daly City, Oct. 22, 2023. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inReligion

With unique new Torah scroll, Karaite Jews hope to inspire next generation

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 25, 2023October 28, 2023
Sue Fishkoff, editor emerita of J., leads one of many discussions about important issues facing Israel and the diaspora held at last year's Z3 Conference at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. (Photo/Saul Bromberger)
Posted inUncategorized

Talking openly about Israel will make us less polarized, not more

Rabbi Amitai Fraiman by Rabbi Amitai Fraiman October 25, 2023October 25, 2023
Stanford University's campus from above / Wikimedia Commons
Posted inNews

Universities’ failure to condemn Hamas gets an ‘F’ from faculty

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 24, 2023October 25, 2023
Demonstrators hold one another during a rally demanding Hamas release hostages at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Oct. 13, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

An agonizing wait for Bay Area families of Gaza hostages

by Ryan Torok October 23, 2023October 24, 2023
A volunteer at Citrus and Salt in Tel Aviv, which is currently providing hundreds of meals a day to Israeli soldiers and displaced families. (Photo/Harry Ehrlich)
Posted inBay Area

Bay Area natives in Israel and Israelis in Bay Area pitch in

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 23, 2023October 25, 2023
Kimberly Schroder shows off her 23andMe results. (Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inTech

Data on Ashkenazi Jews hacked from 23andMe

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva October 13, 2023October 13, 2023
A classroom at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto in 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Sanchez)
Posted inBay Area

Some Bay Area Jewish day schools to close Friday amid security concerns

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 12, 2023October 13, 2023
Stanford University (Photo/File)
Posted inBay Area

Stanford Jewish students feel ‘unsafe,’ Hillel director says

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 12, 2023October 12, 2023
2,000 people gathered at the Palo Alto JCC Oct. 10 in solidarity with Israel. (Photo/Facebook-Israel in San Francisco)
Posted inBay Area

2,000 show up to Palo Alto JCC, many mourning friends and family

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 11, 2023October 12, 2023
Offir Gutelzon, co-founder of the Israeli expat protest group UnXeptable, hugs Marco Sermoneta, Israel's S.F.-based consul general, at an Oct. 8 gathering at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco in support of Israel, which was infiltrated and attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inLocal Voice

We’ve been fighting for democracy; now we’re fighting for Israel’s very life

Offir Gutelzon by Offir Gutelzon October 11, 2023October 11, 2023

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