When in my 30s, I was a bit saddened when businesses and establishments stopped asking me for my ID. It seemed to happen all at once. After all, when I passed through the halls of Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, supervisors on this large campus stopped me and tried to shoo me back to…
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Opinion
Local Voice
Where is the tolerance for conservative views?
A few days after the New York Times opened its opinion page to the infamous screed of Peter Beinart that advocated for the dismemberment, dissolution and…
Religion
Ignorance about Tisha B’Av gives us Jewish educators a huge opportunity
As a child, I always looked forward to Tisha B’Av, as weird as that may sound. It was the one night a year that we were allowed to put the sofa cushions…
Letters
J. is fake news; Kushner is no celebrity; BLM is bad for the Jews; etc.
Wrong! Jews are not safe in Hungary This is a response to the letter in J. from Ildiko Pataki (“Jews are safe in Hungary,” July 10). I am a Holocaust…
Opinion
Why is Trump’s antisemitism envoy targeting his Jewish critics?
Around the world — from Argentina to Poland to the United States — antisemitic attacks are on the rise. On social media, an intensifying wave of Covid-19…
Editorial
The geometry of Covid-19
Normally, this is the time of year when families with school-age children are shopping for school supplies, squeezing in the last summer trip, and looking…
Local Voice
We need an ethnic studies curriculum that respects all minorities
This letter was written by three recent high school graduates active in AJC, the American Jewish Committee. On July 24, it will be sent to Jose Iniguez,…
Local Voice
I am an American Jew and I'm enlisting in the Israeli Defense Forces
I am a Jew. Given that, I have special responsibilities and privileges. It is not a zealous ideology, but rather a spiritual and unbreakable connection to…
Local Voice
‘All you gotta do is listen’: Connecting at a Black-Jewish Shabbat marathon
I had wanted to organize a Black and Jewish community event for a long time, celebrating our shared legacy. The timing now more than ever seemed right…