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TORAH | Is Judaism OK with eating meat? Is your conscience?
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (1003+ words) I was 13 years old when I witnessed the birth of the milk cow Annabelle. I looked on with rapt attention as I leaned on a corral fence at a summer camp. The counselors told us to be quiet as Annabelle's…...
OPINION | Gavin Newsom isn’t actually waffling on Israel
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (631+ words) That's what happens when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict becomes, in the public eye, less about working toward a solution and more about scoring political points or drawing eyeballs to endless social media feeds. Who cares what someone really said when I…...
As rockets fall, medics in Israel’s north work double shifts
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (1175+ words) (JTA) " KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel " When sirens once again sounded in this northern Israel town on a recent" Thursday, Ala Ghassan, a paramedic trainee with Magen David Adom, gazed up at the sky with concern. Pausing for only a few seconds…...
50 years later, Argentinians remember the Jews who ‘disappeared’
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (544+ words) (JTA) " BUENOS AIRES " As Argentina marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup, a lesser-known aspect of the dictatorship is gaining attention: the disproportionate number of Jews among the disappeared." Estimates suggest that as many as 1,900 Jews were abducted, tortured and…...
Sarah Silverman charms as JCCSF celebrates renovation
19+ hour, 18+ min ago (457+ words) The JCC of San Francisco celebrated the opening of its newly renovated Kanbar Hall with a March 19 appearance by comedian Sarah Silverman, filling every one of the 438 plush seats and even drawing the mayor, who gave a little speech. Mayor…...
San Jose City Council declines to consider Israel divestment
21+ hour, 53+ min ago (624+ words) The San Jose City Council sidestepped calls from local activists to divest from Israel-linked companies during its meeting Tuesday. Instead, the council took up a proposal to unwind investments in companies linked to immigration enforcement. That measure failed. Before the…...
New haggadahs for 2026: Literalism, ambivalence and metaphor
1+ day, 40+ min ago (790+ words) Every year, a raft of new haggadahs promise to enliven your Passover seder. And every year, I select a range of them for this little roundup of new haggadahs. In this year's crop, I spotted a theme running through several…...
How Bay Area synagogues are helping immigrants amid crackdown
1+ day, 40+ min ago (1458+ words) When members of Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo wanted to take a stand against the federal government's crackdown on undocumented immigrants, they contacted local nonprofits already working on the issue to ask what they needed." The answer: money,…...
These pro-Palestine PACs are trying to beat AIPAC at its own game
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1201+ words) (JTA) " Some critics of AIPAC are calling for it to be excised from electoral politics. Others are working to beat the pro-Israel lobby at its own game." At least three groups have entered the scene this year as hopeful counterweights…...
Newsom says he regrets using ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (286+ words) (JTA) " California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he regrets comments earlier this month in which he appeared to signal that he agreed with claims that Israel is an "apartheid state." While not answering the question of whether he considers himself a…...