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Asaf Elia-Shalev
Posted inEditorial

Our new editor in chief: ‘J. must always be a space for us to have tough conversations’

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev June 8, 2026June 11, 2026

Before J. officially announced that I’ve been hired as editor in chief, I was given the grace of a month to find my footing. It’s already clear that accepting this […]

Man looks through hole in a wall
Posted inOpinion

Our history and values compel us to speak out for asylum seekers

by Rabbi Mona Alfi, Rabbi Julie Bressler, Rabbi Chaim Koritzinsky, Rabbi Jill Perlman and Rabbi Jeremy Simons February 29, 2024March 1, 2024
Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park (Photo/Flickr-Patrick G CC)
Posted inOpinion

Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park, named for an antisemite, may get a new name. What should it be?

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky May 19, 2023May 19, 2023
We'll miss you, Sue Fishkoff! (Photo/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inLocal Voice

You can’t get away that easily, Fishkoff!

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett July 7, 2022July 7, 2022
A hiker enjoys Israel's famed Ein Gedi nature preserve. (Photo/Flickr-dgjones CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

Sierra Club Israel mess never should have happened

by J. Editorial Board March 17, 2022
(From left) J. Digital Editor David A.M. Wilensky and J. Culture Editor Andrew Esensten at the wedding of Aminah Ha Rofah and
Micael Ben Shaleahk.
Posted inLocal Voice

Why we covered a Hebrew Israelite wedding

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
A Thanksgiving greeting card from 1908
Posted inEditorial

From our archives: Newspapers of Thanksgivings past — 1909, 1924, 1958

by J. Editorial Board November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
Mary Ann Salinas holds up two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, Dec. 21, 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inOpinion

You need to make a 5-year-plan for Covid

by J. Editorial Board November 11, 2021November 15, 2021
One of the kidneys on a chartered flight to Israel.
Posted inTech

California-Israel partnership is a model of diplomacy

by J. Editorial Board October 27, 2021October 28, 2021
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Posted inOpinion

Pitched debate on ethnic studies calls for perspective

by J. Editorial Board September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

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