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An ad for the ulpan from 2000⁩.
Posted inFrom the Archives

USF’s Hebrew ulpan has infused learning with joy for decades

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

The Bay Area’s first ulpan, a Hebrew-language immersion program based on the Israeli model, was founded at the University of San Francisco, a private Jesuit school, in 1998. The program […]

Around 20 pro-Palestinian students hold a press conference about USF divesting from weapons manufacturers at the University of San Francisco on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Screenshot via Instagram/usfcastudents4palestine)
Posted inBay Area

USF divests from defense firms, but says it’s unrelated to Israel

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)Gabe Stutman by Niva Ashkenazi and Gabe Stutman May 2, 2025May 6, 2025
Rep. Elise Stefanik amid one of several testy exchanges she had with witnesses during congressional hearings about antisemitism on college campuses. (Screenshot)
Posted inYouth Voice

In their words: Congressional hearing marked a turning point for me

by Jack Schell April 29, 2025April 29, 2025
Head coach Todd Golden of the Florida Gators looks on during the first half of a game against the Auburn Tigers, Feb. 10, 2024, in Gainesville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Former USF coach Todd Golden becomes first Jewish coach to win March Madness since 1988

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and J. Staff April 8, 2025April 14, 2025
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio playing solo at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C. (Photo/Andrea Z. Nusinov)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Jewish Phish fans swim in their own holy waters

Oren Kroll-Zeldin by Oren Kroll-Zeldin August 24, 2023August 24, 2023
Students say the Shabbat blessings at SF Hillel's "Shabbat Sha-Blessings" pop-up event at USF in fall of 2022. (Photo/Courtesy S.F. Hillel)
Posted inLocal Voice

Some Jewish college students face a more basic problem than antisemitism: hunger

Roger Feigelson by Roger Feigelson August 2, 2023August 2, 2023
University of San Francisco in Nov. 2022. (Photo/Flickr-Michael Fraley CC BY 2.0)
Posted inEducation

Want be a ‘JEDI’? USF to offer first grad program in Jewish studies and social justice

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 31, 2023
Two young men walk in a Jewish neighborhood in Shiraz. On the wall behind them, a derogatory term for Jews is written in graffiti. (Photo/Hassan Sarbakhsian via JTA)
Posted inBay Area

Upcoming USF event: Why ‘we have to pay attention’ to Jews of Iran

by Ryan Torok February 15, 2023February 16, 2023
On the front steps of the original House of Love and Prayer at 347 Arguello Blvd., ca 1969. (Photo/Marvin Kussoy- Courtesy Yehudit and Reuven Goldfarb)
Posted inBay Area

‘Mapping Jewish San Francisco’: USF exhibit is a visual treasure trove of local history

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 9, 2022November 10, 2022
Eric Reyzelman pitching for University of San Francisco early in his college career. (Photo/USF-Christina Leung)
Posted inSports

Twice cut from his high school team, Jewish East Bay pitcher Eric Reyzelman has been drafted by the Yankees

Gabe Fisher by Gabe Fisher August 1, 2022August 1, 2022

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