Bay Area
Friendship Circle expands, extending a hand to young adults
The Bay Area Friendship Circle is widening. The nonprofit that pairs trained teen volunteers with special needs kids and teenagers for weekend social…
Bay Area
Why Jewish cartoonist Eli Valley is sparking controversy at Stanford
Is Eli Valley a brave Jewish artist speaking truth to power at a moment of national crisis? Or is he a self-hating Jew spreading anti-Semitic caricatures…
Bay Area
In S.F., Israel gets brownie points for medical cannabis research
When Israeli plant scientist Nirit Bernstein got a call five years ago from a research institute asking if she’d be interested in working on the…
Bay Area
J. wins nine awards from American Jewish Press Association
J. The Jewish News of Northern California has won nine Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism from the American Jewish Press Association, for…
Bay Area
Young Bedouin’s visit to Bay Area shows what this Israeli NGO can do
Samy Ashwi looks like a typical Israeli millennial. He wears a closely cropped beard, has thick brown eyebrows and wears fitted, European-cut clothes. At…
Bay Area
With upcoming events, Jewish community says ‘We Too’
After years of silence around sexual harassment, the #MeToo movement has brought the issue into focus in the Jewish community. In response, a number of…
Bay Area
A $5 million gift will create UC Berkeley’s first endowed Israel studies chair
Several newly announced donations totaling $7 million to the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies will significantly increase its…
Trailblazers
One-time teacher Phyllis Cook found her calling in philanthropy
Part of Trailblazers, a series of profiles of Jewish men and women who build and sustain our Jewish community, supported by a generous donation from Carol…
Yom HaAtzmaut
Israel Independence Day events around the Bay
One year after a milestone anniversary, Israel this year is marking its 71st year of existence — and the Bay Area Jewish community is prepared to…