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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s 2026 lineup: 65 films and an award for Rachel Bloom by Lea Loeb June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Torah Why one leader of Korach’s rebellion survived (hint: thank his wife) by Rabbi Joey Felsen June 18, 2026June 18, 2026
Opinion I’ve spent a decade building acceptance for LGBTQ Orthodox Jews. Now I’m watching it unravel. by Saundra Sterling Epstein June 18, 2026June 18, 2026
Film In ‘Disclosure Day,’ Spielberg is at odds with Jewish thought about aliens by PJ Grisar June 18, 2026June 18, 2026
Sports 5 synagogues step up to the plate in BATS — the Bay Area Torah Softball league by Aaron Levy-Wolins June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
U.S. Feds investigating antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association by Andrew Lapin June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Opinion Cultural boycotts of Israel just reached peak absurdity by A.J. Goldmann June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
The Matzo Chronicles This pattern of personal plagues perpetually perplexes me by Karen Galatz June 17, 2026June 17, 2026
Bay Area Inch by inch, this ‘gardenista’ helped preschoolers grow at the Palo Alto JCC by Dan Pine June 16, 2026June 16, 2026
Books Local authors examine family legacies, Ethiopian Jews and Holocaust trauma by Rahel Knight June 16, 2026June 17, 2026
Calendar Upcoming events: ‘Our Queer History,’ Trans March Shabbat, Jewish mysticism by Rahel Knight June 16, 2026June 16, 2026
Health Organ donation: One heroic decision can save a life by Dr. Jerry Saliman June 16, 2026June 16, 2026
Opinion Want to ask Einstein about Zionism? A new AI tool lets users chat with Jewish history by Andrew Silow-Carroll June 16, 2026June 17, 2026
U.S. American Jewish leaders across the political spectrum express alarm at Trump’s Iran deal by Philissa Cramer June 16, 2026June 16, 2026
Local Voice Remembering the rabbis who comforted gay Jews at the height of the AIDS crisis by Robb Layne June 15, 2026June 16, 2026
Act Two Fighting period poverty and menstrual ignorance, one pad at a time by Janet Silver Ghent June 15, 2026June 15, 2026
Obituaries Jane Yolen, children’s book author whose ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ became a Holocaust classic, dies at 87 by Penny Schwartz June 15, 2026June 15, 2026
U.S. Hebrew Union College claims Ohio’s charity-law suit violates its First Amendment rights by Andrew Lapin June 15, 2026June 15, 2026
Sports The Knicks won on 6/13. Some Jewish fans think that’s more than a coincidence. by Philissa Cramer June 15, 2026June 15, 2026
