Bay Area
New retreat center, new possibilities at Berkeley’s Jewish urban farm
As chickens step carefully through the dirt, and brown goats gaze curiously through the fence, Ari Eisen points to an area of dirt that will become the…
Northern California
Jews stand ready to help neighbors fleeing fires
As the deadly Camp fire devastated parts of Butte County, residents in nearby Chico remained on high alert. That included the area’s small Jewish…
Philanthropy
The tech exec funding archaeology in Israel
“We’re not trying to find the Ark. That’s not what it’s about,” said Silicon Valley tech executive Vladimir Shmunis, describing the archeology dig near…
Bay Area
Berkeley mayor objects to Bazian appointment
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin is not pleased with the appointment of controversial UC Berkeley lecturer Hatem Bazian to the city’s Peace and Justice…
Diversity
Making space for teen Jews of color
The 16 students — black, Asian and Latino, and all Jewish — stood in a circle at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. When asked whether they’ve ever been told…
Sports
Historic wins for JCHS in soccer and volleyball
The boys soccer team at Jewish Community High School of the Bay is on its way to the championship game in its division for the first time, matching the…
Israel
Activist rabbi warns of theocracy in Israel
Rabbi Uri Regev next week will be asking Bay Area Jews to imagine what it would be like if a small group of extreme Jewish fundamentalists tried to set up…
Philanthropy
Honoring John Goldman: a philanthropist who lets the youth lead
John Goldman, this year’s recipient of the Robert Sinton Award for Distinguished Leadership, recalls words his mother, the late Rhoda Goldman, spoke to…
U.S.
Midterms results that matter most to Jews
Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections held Tuesday, with Jewish Congress members poised to take key leadership…