A handful of Butte County fire survivors lined up in front of Congregation Beth Israel in Chico, two hours before volunteers were scheduled to begin distributing gift cards and winter coats. By the time the doors opened, the line had grown to about 400 people and stretched around the block. Though only four of the…
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This Palestinian says he is a fighter — for peace
Sulaiman Khatib was driving to Ben Gurion Airport when he was stopped at an Israeli checkpoint. He knew what to expect — he had faced extra scrutiny ever…
U.S.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg swears in new immigrants, wows them with her story
The ceremony was cozy formal: Yes there was a color guard and a military band, but the Supreme Court justice brought along her personal trainer, and one…
Bay Area
S.F. Supes pass resolution supporting Pittsburgh synagogue
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee this week passed a resolution “Declaring Support for the Tree of…
Seniors
Project at Marin shul gets seniors to tell their stories
When it dawned on a few enterprising people at Congregation Rodef Sholom in San Rafael that some members were in their late 80s and older, they knew the…
Education
What is Jewish sex ed in the #MeToo era?
Ivy Chen, who teaches a puberty education class at Contra Costa Jewish Day School in Lafayette, has a pretty simple way of explaining consent to kids, but…
Bay Area
JCCSF evacuated in nationwide bomb scare
Some 500 people were safely evacuated from the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco this morning after a string of bomb threats rocked the nation. The…
Bay Area
El Al to launch SFO-Israel nonstop flights next May
After many months’ delay, Israel’s national airline, El Al, will finally begin nonstop flights between San Francisco and Tel Aviv, starting in May 2019.…
Israel on Campus
UC chancellors issue statement opposing Israel boycotts
The chancellors of all 10 University of California campuses signed on to a statement condemning academic boycotts of Israeli scholars and institutions of…