Bay Area
Cannabis partners with a commitment to social and ecological justice
There were six people locked in a metal pen on Ninth Street near San Francisco City Hall. They wore orange prison jumpsuits. One appeared to be praying.…
California
Jewish advocates get face-to-face time with Sacramento legislators
Jewish professionals and lay leaders walked the halls of the state Capitol on May 7 to advocate on behalf of the poor and the aging, and to voice their…
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…
Music
Israel’s Eurovision planners say rockets won’t stop the music
When Israel won the right to host this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, the event was anticipated as a golden opportunity to showcase a side of the nation…
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…
California
Chabad of Poway turns first Shabbat after shooting into a celebration of life
“Those who are standing can remain standing,” Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein joked, a nod to the standing-room-only crowd that had packed Chabad of Poway for…