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Warriors rookie Lajae Jones brings Israeli and Jewish heritage to Golden State by Lea Loeb July 16, 2026July 16, 2026
Local Voice Good data makes for good policy, and California Jews deserve to be counted by David Bocarsly July 16, 2026July 16, 2026
Torah This year especially, the words of Lamentations resonate profoundly by Rabbi Amy Eilberg July 16, 2026July 16, 2026
U.S. The first synagogue inside a U.S. prison reopens — no conviction required by Hannah Feuer July 16, 2026July 16, 2026
Local Voice I gathered the data on Jewish fiction publishing. The trends are alarming. by Meg Keene July 16, 2026July 16, 2026
Theater Play uses Japanese theatrical tradition to tell the story of Holocaust refugees by Lea Loeb July 15, 2026July 16, 2026
Bay Area Ro Khanna: ‘Israel has lost Americans under 50. Netanyahu has antagonized an entire generation’ by Allison Kaplan Sommer July 15, 2026July 15, 2026
Local Voice Time to rethink ‘social justice’ at Berkeley High — and in all classrooms by Mark Brilliant July 15, 2026July 15, 2026
Film As Christopher Nolan revives ‘The Odyssey,’ a scholar finds links between Homer and the Hebrew Bible by Andrew Silow-Carroll July 15, 2026July 15, 2026
World Five countries over four days: How Cuba’s Maccabiah Games delegation made it to Israel by Jacob Gurvis July 15, 2026July 15, 2026
Bay Area Yearbook image justifying Oct. 7 attack prompts investigation at Berkeley High by Niva Ashkenazi July 14, 2026July 15, 2026
Local Voice Adding a Jewish ethnicity checkbox to California forms would erase our diversity by Sara Sarasohn July 14, 2026July 14, 2026
Calendar Upcoming events: Taste of S.F. history, Tiburon Jewish Fest, interfaith day of service by Rahel Knight July 14, 2026July 16, 2026
Politics New Israel Fund decries House investigation over alleged Israeli election spending by Grace Gilson July 14, 2026July 14, 2026
First Person A dead stranger’s Yiddish library became my portal to his world by Clara Shapiro July 14, 2026July 14, 2026
Bay Area In a rare move, Sha’ar Zahav used its endowment for social good. It’s paying off. by Emma Goss July 13, 2026July 13, 2026
Organic Epicure From Dead concerts to b’nai mitzvahs: This Jewish caterer keeps rolling by Alix Wall July 13, 2026July 13, 2026
Politics Ro Khanna says armed settlers detained him in the West Bank by Theia Chatelle July 13, 2026July 13, 2026
Lifecycles Lifecycles announcements for the week of July 10, 2026 by J. Staff July 10, 2026July 9, 2026
First Person Why I said ‘yes’ to a b’nai mitzvah with my grandson by Elyse Feldman July 13, 2026July 13, 2026
