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WEB3 days ago · An old debate: Are Jews ‘ethnic’ enough for ethnic studies? By Maya Mirsky. By Andrew Esensten Oct 1, 2024. J. The Jewish News of Northern California is the Jewish community news of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, since 1895.
How Oct. 7 changed being Israeli in America - jweekly.com
WEB2 days ago · Since Oct. 7, she said, she has been watching Israeli TV news “every single hour of the day that I was awake,” something she had never done before. Vered Guttman, left, and Eleanor Reich participating in political activism surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. (Courtesy) “I cannot think of anything but the hostages and Israel, the feeling ...
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WEB2 days ago · A settler and a Palestinian who haven’t given up on peace. Hanan Schlesinger tells a familiar story of an Israeli Jew turned peace activist. Despite living in close proximity for years, he didn’t know any Palestinians and, therefore, found it easy to dehumanize them. But he began a transformation years back and eventually came to understand ...
Opinion – J.
WEB4 days ago · Jewish parents face a heightened mental health crisis. By Dr. Madeline Levine, Dr. Garry Rayant Sep 30, 2024. Picture parents, bleary-eyed from another sleepless night, as they juggle high-pressure jobs, their children’s packed schedules and the growing needs of their own aging parents. They’re navigating a world of constant digital ...
Bay Area – J.
WEB4 days ago · Updated at 8:45 p.m. Santa Rosa’s Conservative congregation has welcomed new spiritual leadership — an Israeli-born rabbi who has already found himself enchanted with Northern California. Congregation Beth Ami welcomed in July Rabbi Ron Koas, who most recently served as senior rabbi at a historic Conservative shul in Virginia.
U.S. – J.
WEBSep 27, 2024 · On the gay dating app Grindr, Jason Eisner’s profile contains a Star of David emoji. “It’s impossible to know me and not have my Jewishness come up right away,” Eisner, a theater producer, said…. (JTA) — An investigation into misconduct complaints against the two administrators of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los ...
World – J.
WEBBy David I. Klein Sep 24, 2024. (JTA) — Lithuania’s Jews and Yiddishists around the world are mourning the passing of Fania Brantsovsky, the last surviving member of the Jewish underground in the Vilna ghetto and a keeper of the flame of the city’s once glorious Yiddish past, who died at the age of 102 on Sunday in Vilnius. Brantsovsky ...
Jewish Life – J.
WEBSep 27, 2024 · Jewish Life. Sardines and lungs for Rosh Hashanah? Our palates have changed. By Maya Mirsky Sep 27, 2024. Honey cake for Rosh Hashanah — that’s a classic. But that’s not the only kind of food we’ve suggested for the Jewish New Year across the nearly 130 years this paper has been in operation. For example, how about lungs?
From the Archives – J.
WEBJul 8, 2024 · Where young Jewish women lived independently in 1890s-1960s. By Denise Selleck Jul 17, 2024. From the Archives.
The top 10 global Jewish news stories of 2021 - jweekly.com
WEBDec 30, 2021 · The Jewish News of Northern California. 2. Israel and Hamas trade missile fire. In May, 11 days of military hostilities between the Gaza-based Hamas terrorist group and Israel resulted in Arab-Jewish unrest in several Israeli cities. Hamas launched more than 4,000 rockets from Gaza toward the Jewish state, including the holy city of Jerusalem for the first time.