Editorial
Israel/Bay Area map is fun, but sobering
Picture a journey by motorcar, from Israel’s verdant Lebanese border up north to the vast Negev Desert down south. Sounds exotic, doesn’t it? Certainly…
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Six months later, community shows resilience and resolve
Six months after fire swept across the North Bay, green shoots have begun to sprout and wildflowers are blooming. Winter rains have brought healing to the…
Editorial
Israel is still a work in progress — as it should be
When Theodor Herzl pleaded with his fellow Jews to will the dream of a Jewish state into being, it was for a very practical reason. As the father of…
Editorial
Filled with moral courage, marching for their lives
All parents worry about their children. Will they be happy? Will they be resilient? Will their lives have meaning? Judging by the extraordinary teen-led…
Editorial
AIPAC's efforts at inclusion don't go far enough
The 2018 AIPAC policy conference, held earlier this week in Washington, D.C., opened with an appeal to pro-Israel progressives. Come back to the fold,…
Editorial
#NeverAgain: It’s time to end the gun madness
After the 2012 slaughter of 20 schoolchildren and six adults in Newtown, Connecticut, we assumed America had reached a watershed moment, when at last…
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New study of Bay Area Jews describes a unique, energetic community
As our cover story reports: We’re young, we’re diverse, we’re highly educated, and we don’t stay in one place for too long. We are less Jewishly engaged…
Editorial
Partisan divide over Israel — sound the alarm!
It’s no secret that America’s partisan divide has grown wider and more contentious in recent years. Democrats and Republicans seem unable to agree on…
Editorial
Stop vilifying the ‘other’ — and start listening
Inclusivity is a value, a policy and a goal. Sometimes it is regulated by law: Buildings must provide wheelchair access, schools must teach children of…