Jewish life

Jewish groups protest removal of Jewish DA from Stanford protest case

Bay Area Jewish organizations said a judge’s decision to remove District Attorney Jeff Rosen from a Stanford protest case risks reinforcing antisemitic stereotypes.

Students and pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Stanford University to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza, April 22, 2024
Preschoolers at Temple Judea ECC, which received a grant from EarlyJ to open a toddler classroom.

Reaching unaffiliated families where Jewish life begins - opinion

The Shlenker School's website announced the school had closed for the day.

Houston synagogue and Jewish day school close due to unspecified threats

Jewish food writer Joan Nathan (center left) and researcher Moriah Amit learned about the Holocaust histories of Nathan's relatives, Wolfgang Bernheim (far left) and his grandmother, Marie Bernheim.

Jewish food writer Joan Nathan discovers her relative’s martyrdom and full Holocaust history


What does Jewish ethics say about naming buildings after donors? - comment

Even where a donor’s intentions are selfish, if the donation itself has a positive effect on the community or even the world at large, then who are we to criticize!?

 BENEFACTORS OF Hadassah Hospital are listed on a glass plaque.

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

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Shabbat candles

Post-October 7, teachers gather to secure the future of Jewish education

Between Monday and Wednesday the Yael Foundation hosted a conference to gather Jewish educators and community leaders to discuss ideas for improving Jewish education.

 Yael Foundation CEO Chaya Yosovich at the 2024 conference Gala.

'Adopt a Hostage' participant celebrates as adopted hostage returned home

We are feeling so excited. We cannot imagine what his family must be feeling,” the adopter of Fernando Marman said about his release.

 Fernando Simon Marman and Louis Hare, two Israeli hostages who were freed in a special forces operation in Rafah, Gaza.

Phone call highlights Yale University's hypocrisy of cultural appropriation

Mako reporter calls Yale University's president's office to call out its use of Hebrew in its logo as appropriation of Jewish culture.

Yale University

Koshashvili looks at a Georgian family in Israel - review

The movie was also notable for the fact that it didn’t go for some kind of cheap, love-conquers-all conclusion.

 A SCENE FROM Dover Koshashvili ‘The Giants of Easter Island.’